Quantum Windbag
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As if burning a Koran is one of the long established foundations of western culture. And, as if burning a Koran demonstrates respect truth and freedom.It is pathetic that a street gang masquerading as a religion has gained such a reputation for violence that it is threaten the long established foundations of western culture.
Its embarrassing we fear violence more than we respect truth and freedom.
It may, or may not, be one of the foundations of Western culture, but is definitely part of American legal culture. This was clearly established in Texas v Johnson.
a claim that an audience that takes serious offense at particular expression is necessarily likely to disturb the peace and that the expression may be prohibited on this basis. Our precedents do not countenance such a presumption. On the contrary, they recognize that a principal function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger."
Why is this concept so hard for some people to grasp? If you get to restrict speech because you find it offensive, then so do I, and I find almost everything you say offensive to my freedom.