Early this year, the “Mohammed Cartoons” scandal inflamed Muslims, while western supporters of a free press supported the right to caricatures of, well… pretty much anybody. (For the record, Polimom was supportive of publishing the cartoons, and the target was/is immaterial.)
Many Western writers and commentators defended those cartoons as freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of the press…. all part and parcel of western society.
Today, Congress is debating an amendment to the Constitution to ban desecration of the American flag, because it’s so inflammatory to American sensibilities.
Why is desecrating Old Glory worthy of a constitutional amendment, but it’s okay to lampoon Mohammed?
Just askin’…
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You know, folks, I’m glad we worry so much about possible governmental intrusions into our rights and privacy. Big Brother is always lurking. Take the UK, for example… (My post at Polimom Too here). They’ve given us a lovely example …
I believe that Americans, at heart, are good people. They care about their families and their neighbors. They worry about the planet and its stewardship, and they’re concerned about our relationship with the rest of the world. They want to …
Late yesterday, the FBI arrested seven people in the Miama, FL area: five are American, one is Haitian (who is here illegally on a lapsed visa), and one described only as a “permanent alien” (that I’ve found). The indictment (link …
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