regarding freedom of speech...

Submitted by donvan (United States), Nov 20, 2006 at 16:53

Ahmed, my friend, if the exercise of your freedom offends me, that is not your problem. I have the choice of being offended or not. If you do not exercise your freedom because you are concerned that you may offend, then I have taken your freedoms from you. You are given certain rights, Americans believe, which cannot be taken away from you, because they are given to all men (and women) by your creator.

If I offend you by saying Muhammed was a demented nut job, who was no more a prophet than you or anyone else, and if you were to be offended, thats not my problem. I, and you, have what we call "Protected Speech" which means that I could not care less if you are offended, nor should you care If I were offended. Simply choose not to be offended.

The notion that we should not publish a cartoon of Muhammed because it may offend someone is offensive to the freedoms all people have. I cannot offend anyone, only the individual can offend themselves.So, if I say all Muslims are moon bats that worship the moon and have the intellect of a flea, why should that offend you? After all, its only words. Jihad, now that's offensive. Killing people in the name of some whacked out god, that could not care less, is the greatest offense there can be.

Best wishes and free yourself from the prison of "Being Offended" be happy, offend someone....

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