<<they publish Carol Gould's mad rants re the inability of Arabs on the Edgware Road to wear poppies>> Huh???? ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Cartoon Rage vs Freedom of Speech Date: 2/2/06 12:42:16 P.M. Central Standard Time From: _judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: --- Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > See also Robert Spencer's comments underneath the > cartoons. RS>These cartoons are much less offensive than what is routinely RS>printed in every American newspaper about presidents, RS>presidential candidates, and other pols. That's impossible for me to gauge but I'd be surprised it it were so. But anyway the US has a First Amendment (note the "fire in a crowded theater" exception), European countries have hate speech laws. NB: the British press, which is unruly and unafraid, did not reprint the cartoons albeit _The Spectator_ now has. (It would be frontpagemag, they publish Carol Gould's mad rants re the inability of Arabs on the Edgware Road to wear poppies.) Judy Evans, Cardiff ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html