Ze French, They Are Strong!

[Jamie B]

http://news.yahoo.com/french-weekly-publishes-mohammad-cartoons-075449808.html

French Magazine Publishes Unflattering Mohammed Cartoons
It featured several caricatures of the Prophet showing him naked in what the publishers said was an attempt to poke fun at the furor over the film. One, entitled "Mohammad: a star is born", depicted a bearded figure crouching over to display his buttocks and genitals.

In France, a joint statement by Catholic bishop Michel Dubost and Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Muslim Council, defended the right to freedom of expression under the cherished French principles of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".

Ha! Way to France!! Viva le Freedom of Speech!

[brimic]

I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[HankB]

http://www.france24.com/en/20120919-naked-mohammed-cartoons-fuel-muslim-outcry-france-charlie-hebdo-french-paper

France is closing 20 embassies in Moslem countries out of fear of backlash over the cartoons.

[Blakenzy]

The French government announced Wednesday that it will prohibit demonstrations planned for Saturday to protest the anti-Muslim video that has sparked violence in Muslim countries around the world.

Not exactly the champions of freedom of speech, huh?

Quote from Millcreek's thread's link: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161439562/held-dear-in-u-s-free-speech-perplexing-abroad?ft=1&f=1001

http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=36205.0

[Jamie B]

You can publish it, but cannot meet publicly in a group to talk about it!

[Blakenzy]

Well, maybe they do have their reasons... when the French gather in a public space people tend to lose their heads

[Perd Hapley]

Well, maybe they do have their reasons... when the French gather in a public space people tend to lose their heads

Not to mention the smell.

[French G.]

You mean the same country that is crushing any effort to publish pics of Kate's almost a chest?

[Scout26]

Everyone here seems to have forgotten, but the French authorities apparently didn't.

Yeah, it's Wikipedia, but it makes the point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_civil_unrest_in_France

[RoadKingLarry]

http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2012/09/20/#006678

[Angel Eyes]

http://news.yahoo.com/french-weekly-publishes-mohammad-cartoons-075449808.html

Ha! Way to France!! Viva le Freedom of Speech!

Of course, the Yahoo article does not include any of the cartoons.

[MicroBalrog]

Everyone here seems to have forgotten, but the French authorities apparently didn't.

Yeah, it's Wikipedia, but it makes the point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_civil_unrest_in_France

So the French are limiting freedom of speech out of fear of violence. Gotcha.

[Scout26]

So the French are limiting freedom of speech out of fear of violence. Gotcha.

You want to write or complain to your elected representative(s), fine.  You want to hand out flyers complaining, fine.  Letter to the Editor?  Good to go.

Go out in the street, throw rocks, burn cars, and attack the police.  Sorry, [BUZZZZTTT]  you lose.

[MicroBalrog]

You want to write or complain to your elected representative(s), fine.  You want to hand out flyers complaining, fine.  Letter to the Editor?  Good to go.

Go out in the street, throw rocks, burn cars, and attack the police.  Sorry, [BUZZZZTTT]  you lose.

And yet they have banned peaceful assembly out of cowardice, too.

[Blakenzy]

And yet they have banned peaceful assembly out of cowardice, too.

C'mon it's for teh safety... anything for Safety! The Greater Good remember? And who knows more about the Greater Good than Dear Leader du jour?

[RocketMan]

And yet they have banned peaceful assembly out of cowardice, too.

I ain't taking any bets on how long the peaceful assembly will remain peaceful.  They aren't either, apparently.  Comes from their previous experience with other 'peaceful' demonstrations by the same folks.