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The only thing expressed by the cartoons, however, was contempt for Muslims.
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Freedom of expression is necessary not because it is a God-given virtue, but because if you let the authorities start hacking away at it you are liable to be left with nothing. But along with the right to express comes the duty to consider the rights of others. This applies as much to Jyllands-Posten as to the mobs in Beirut.
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This is the part that upsets me and that those who cry foul and hide behind, "freedom of speech". As spiderman says, "With great power, comes great responsibility."
Just because you have freedom of speech doesn't mean you have to be an asshole.