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In reply to the discussion: If "Charlie Hebdo" is satire, could someone please explain to me how this cover [View all]kelly1mm
(4,734 posts)in Skokie IL or, much more recently, their support for Citizen's United. If some crazies went into their office and killed 12, would we say 'oh well, they should not be mourned as they supported the KKK or Citizen's United'?
I think what is being mourned is the belief in the west that you can say controversial things and/or things that even are offensive, even hateful, and not be physically attacked for those expressions.
When Larry Flynt was shot some said it was justified because of the 'filth' he sold. I was not one of them.
I do have to admit that I am somewhat of a 1st amendment absolutist and my views are not always in line with other's here on DU concerning (among others) free speech/free expression.
I often thought if the KKK wanted to march in my town and was denied a permit, I would be the first to come to their aid to help get them a permit. However, once that permit was secured, you would see my right in the front row of the counter protest. To me this is not a contradiction. I can see how others would disagree.