Comments on: The mystery of brussel sprouts solved http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/14/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-73/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: daveliberts http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/14/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-73/#comment-34497 daveliberts Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:21:59 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/14/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-73/#comment-34497 The decision to not publish the cartoons in a book on that very topic is a poor one. The cartoons, of themselves, were inflammatory however Islam itself (except as defined by some politically motivated extremists) does not prohibit their publication. Free speech is fundamental. I will forever defend First Dog's occasional references (which have, to this date, not specifically been offensive to Christian icons or Christians in general unless the reader really wants to read too much into them) to Christianity, but similarly this should apply across the board and not only to 'tolerant' religions. The decision to not publish the cartoons in a book on that very topic is a poor one. The cartoons, of themselves, were inflammatory however Islam itself (except as defined by some politically motivated extremists) does not prohibit their publication. Free speech is fundamental. I will forever defend First Dog’s occasional references (which have, to this date, not specifically been offensive to Christian icons or Christians in general unless the reader really wants to read too much into them) to Christianity, but similarly this should apply across the board and not only to ‘tolerant’ religions.

]]> By: Stephen Wong http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/14/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-73/#comment-34432 Stephen Wong Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:18:06 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/14/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-73/#comment-34432 Ref: Muhammad and free speech. The Israeli peace activist, Ezra Nawi, will be sentenced this coming Sunday. His crime? Ezra tried to stop a military bulldozer from destroying the homes of Palestinian Bedouins in the South Hebron region. In the judge's own words, Ezra was "... pushing the people into the house while encouraging them, by rebuking the police, by encouraging others to lie in front of the bulldozer, by lying in front of the bulldozer with others, and, after this, by breaking into the shack that had been evicted after the bulldozer had already started the demolition." The judge concluded that "the acts and behavior of the defendant constitute serious interferences that were meant to disturb the peace." What peace? The peace where Palestinian homes are demolished with impunity and where civil disobedience is called 'rioting'? Yup, terrorism is winning. Ref: Muhammad and free speech.

The Israeli peace activist, Ezra Nawi, will be sentenced this coming Sunday.
His crime? Ezra tried to stop a military bulldozer from destroying the homes of Palestinian Bedouins in the South Hebron region.

In the judge’s own words, Ezra was “… pushing the people into the house while encouraging them, by rebuking the police, by encouraging others to lie in front of the bulldozer, by lying in front of the bulldozer with others, and, after this, by breaking into the shack that had been evicted after the bulldozer had already started the demolition.”

The judge concluded that “the acts and behavior of the defendant constitute serious interferences that were meant to disturb the peace.”

What peace? The peace where Palestinian homes are demolished with impunity and where civil disobedience is called ‘rioting’?

Yup, terrorism is winning.

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