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It is interesting, I think, to compare the reaction of the press with respect to this recent controversy to the reaction of the press when something anti-Christian is published or shown as art. The first reaction seems to be "Well, freedom of the press etc., but it was irresponsible to print the cartoons...." The second reaction was "Look at those Christians up in arms...don't they believe in freedom of expression?" Perhaps the difference is that the 'up in arms' in the second statement is metaphorical...
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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