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In reply to the discussion: I'm Not Giving Up My Free Speech Rights Because Some Cretin Made An Anti-Muslim Film [View all]BarackTheVote
(938 posts)It's not just that the movie was anti-Muslim... and it's not just that it was put online... it was also dubbed in Arabic to target a very specific group; and then, this Morris Sadek guy, the man behind the dub, sent the film to Egyptian journalists, guaranteeing that it would be seen--by the exact group that would be most outraged by its content! (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/this-is-the-man-who-reportedly-translated-sent-the-anti-muhammad-film-to-egyptian-journalists/)
Okay... this isn't just a freedom of speech issue. In the US, we have protection, real, actual protection, preserving our physical safety when we exercise our freedom of speech. At least... ideally, we do. But we're talking about the intentional and strategic dissemination of hateful messages overseas, once again, to places that it will incite the most fury. The inevitable result is Americans being targeted.
As I've said in other threads, I don't think the protesters at the consulate were the instigators of the lethal violence, and some sources say the original protesters even tried to help the consulate staff when the militants began attacking. However, the makers of "Innocence of Muslims" and the person who, with full knowledge of the consequences, distributed it OVERSEAS (i.e., beyond the protectorate of the United States)--they are guilty of creating an international incident that humiliated the US and threatened its citizens across the face of the planet.