A President of the United States does not criticize citizens for critiquing any religion.
And his inordinate sensitivity to this, and only this, particular religion, gives one cause to wonder.
Oh....not you....I was referring to those who support American rights and values.
Our President makes a stand against hate speech
Like all true Americans should
Let's see if you're capable of learning at your age....
"University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner created an Internet sensation yesterday with an article for Slate in which he argued that the United States overvalues free speech.
Unfortunately but predictably, academics seem to be leading the charge against freedom of speech in the wake of the controversy over the video. University of Pennsylvania religious studies professor Anthea Butler kicked off the effort with a USA Today editorial calling for the films producer to be jailed for angering people on the other side of the world. Posner, a law professor, adds more heft to the argument, but ultimately falls far short of making a solid case that American free expression should be made contingent on the religious beliefs of radical Muslims.
Posner begins by arguing that our reverence for unfettered free speech is misplaced, as the First Amendment did not really come into its own until the second half of the 20th century, and that before that, the U.S. periodically cracked down on anarchists, socialists, Communists, pacifists, and other dissenters.
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