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Originally Posted by AngelicVampire
DJ, the Danish government basically did apologise, they said that they could not apologise on behalf of a privately owned newspaper. The Norwegians etc got it right, freedom of speech should allow me to offend anyone I feel like (and they have the right to be upset or disagree), promising violence, direct threats etc is wrong but if I say in jest "lets kill all muslims" thats free speech, if I hold a rally which intends to disseminate information on and support the killing of muslims then that is probably not free speech covered.
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The Danish government said it condemned the newspaper. It did not apologise. The newspaper apologised for causing offense (which I find strange as that was the reason they published the cartoons in the first place) and then said they would do it all again if they had the choice.
It is the most childish exertion of 'free speech' I have ever witnessed, akin to a 4 year old poking his sister until she gets so angry she lashes out at him and then gets blamed for starting trouble. Expose the truth, express an opinion, make yourself heard, but hiding behind a provilege as fundamental and important as free speech just to see how far you can provoke a billion people is truly shameful.
Having said that, the Muslim response is completely over the top, or at least has gradually become so in the month that Denmark has been running and hiding behind the 'free speech' wall. But the newspaper must take its share of blame for the mess this has become.