The Fairness Doctrine
February 06, 2006

"The freedom of thought and expression, confirmed in the Declaration of Human Rights, can not include the right to offend religious feelings of the faithful. That principle obviously applies to any religion..."

--Vatican, 2/5/06

No, it does not.

This

is brilliant.

This

is spot on.

This

makes this idiot's point pretty well,

while this

illustrates an equally dumb, though perfectly valid, idea.

Personally, I find this

hilarious and true.

And this one?

It's downright beautiful.

All tell stories.

All imply ideas.

All foster discussion, debate, humor, even offense.

But none of them can hurt you.

And you are a fucking idiot if you think someone deserves to be silenced, censored or killed in response to any of the above.

Yelled at? Totally different matter all together.

"...Is it not clear, then, that those who are determined to be "offended" will discover a provocation somewhere? We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt... [C]ivil society means that free expression trumps the emotions of anyone to whom free expression might be inconvenient."

-- Christopher Hitchens, Slate Magazine 2/6/06

Posted by Jody at February 6, 2006 10:44 PM

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