@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
@nero_bolt wrote:
@idlewhile wrote:
Once freedom of speech and of the press is taken away we are no better than North Korea.
Sadly there are some that would welcome that and welcome a North Korea style of govt and maybe even some are on this forum. At least one poster on here has in the past admitted to being a devotee and supporter of the North Korea leader and his style of communism
Nero, Have you ever thought - really thought - about what totally unrestricted freedom of speech could lead to in practice?
would you beOKwith seeingcartoons like these in your daily papers?
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sturmer+anti+semitic+cartoons+images&espv=2&biw=1440&bih=777&tbm=...
Would you be OK with them if the targets were different?
That North Korean claim is just hideous. To accuse posters of being devoted to the NK leader is childish in the extreme.
would you be OK with seeing cartoons like these in your daily papers?
I do think there should be limits in daily papers and in a civilised society people deal with any issues of offence within the laws of the land. I also think there are different standards for publications of satire in the adult market place. Gratuitous offensive cartoons are, imo, vastly different from political current affairs type of cartoons.
Is law the way to deal with it? Tough question. Education and discussion about the need to change our habits maybe not enough in some ways but obviously not enough to change other habits therefore rules or laws are introduced.
Regardless of the level of offence there is no excuse for murdering rampages.
As for the different targets, I think the Israelis should cop the full dose of satire for editing out the women. They should have the manners to apologise and publish the original.
