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Just checking.

Lemme see if I got this right:

Okay then.

—cross-posted to Sisyphus Shrugged.

  1. catherine    Feb 10, 10:26 am    #

    Dear Long Story, what an excellent post. I just discovered you at Digby’s. Thanks for this. I’ll be back. Catherine in Cleveland


  2. Kevin Moore    Feb 10, 10:44 am    #

    I loved Carter’s bit at the memorial service. As John Stewart said, “He’s right behind you!” Classic.

    But, yes, part of living in civil society means that someone will exercise free speech in such a way that will offend you. By all means, object, make your objection heard, even demand an apology. The point of free speech (and all the attendent liberties of inquiry, press, etc.) is to protect the dialogue necessary for democracy to flourish. The appropriate response is certainly a demonstration, letters to the editor, to your government, and so on. Storming embassies, setting them on fire, killing people, and all the rest—mmm, not so much. That’s what I mean by “grow up.” Violence is not the appropriate or acceptible response. Reasoned argument is. Reza Aslan wrote an excellent example of what I mean over at Slate.


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