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Christopher Hitchens free speech debate

Hitchens in NPR debate: Motion-Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend

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25 Responses to “Christopher Hitchens free speech debate”

  1. DecadentParadise on March 31st, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    you have five words …
    you have five words that work quite well.

  2. JohnAdamCulligan on March 31st, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Used to be …
    Used to be available on NPRs web site.

  3. Khan’s comparison …
    Khan’s comparison story had an air of complete fabrication, her ” Jewish Rabbi friend” included. Moreover, it was a completely false comparison.

    If this was a false story, then she evidently LIED to make a invalid comparison. An excellent demonstration of dishonesty.

  4. Yah, look for it on …
    Yah, look for it on Google, you’ll find the whole debate there somewhere.

  5. Daisy Khan and her …
    Daisy Khan and her friend’s comparison of the Danish cartoons to anti-Semitic propaganda is intellectually and morally sloppy and contemptible.

  6. Does anyone know if …
    Does anyone know if this full debate is available anywhere?

  7. fomastephanovitch on March 31st, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Far too intelligent …
    Far too intelligent and well ahead of our times.

  8. johnnondrowsyd on March 31st, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    god i hate jihad …
    god i hate jihad apologists.

  9. “addressed at the …
    “addressed at the local level”?

    read: censored at the local level.

  10. I think perhaps the …
    I think perhaps the word is “Hitchinsian”.

  11. I wish I had a …
    I wish I had a single word to describe the awesomeness, the clarity, the truthfulness, the brilliance, and the necessity of Hitchens’ last statement.

  12. The irony is if you …
    The irony is if you want to see anti-semetic cartoons, and blood libel myths, the press in the Muslim world is full of it.

  13. So typical of the …
    So typical of the Loony Left…..

    The cartoons are so Third Reich, but the mobs of fanatics burning buildings and killing people are simply an expression of frustration from downtrodden people in need of a voice.

    Give me a break.

    Nothing has changed since the Useful Idiot days of the Cold War. The Loony Left will always embrace those who would have them shot.

  14. The when you come …
    The when you come and try to impose your idiotic fantasy stories about a sheephears that heard voices in the deserc 1500+ years ago – we draw the bloody line… we dont want you here and that is why our primeminister REFUSED to talk to you. There are NO reason whatsoever to talk to people like you who dont understand civil rights

  15. That idiotic woman …
    That idiotic woman talking dont get we have freedom of speech. And out government do NOT need to talk to those hatemongering Muslims. Denmark is a free country and will always be that way. That is also part of the reason all your refugees fly halfway across the bloody world to get to safety HERE.

    If you want to have your religious dictatorship, then FINE. But do it at YOUR place

  16. Hitchens has …
    Hitchens has moments of sheer brilliance

  17. It’s messed up how …
    It’s messed up how people take for granted that you ‘can’t offend religion’, and yet think it’s totally OK to offend civil liberties. I hold my civil liberties to be at least as dear to me as anyone holds their childish fairytales.

  18. That is indeed the …
    That is indeed the point.

  19. If you are really …
    If you are really worried about what will happen when he is gone, prepare now for his passing. Educate yourself. Prepare your arguments before you need them. Learn your enemy, study their ways and tactics. Prepare to defend against their attack.

    If you cannot find the words, remember your strong ally, TaurusCanser.

  20. Orwellian language …
    Orwellian language at its finest.

  21. ‘I only worry about …
    ‘I only worry about who will take his place when he’s gone :-( ‘

    We will. That’s the point.

  22. BRA. VO.

    WELL. …
    BRA. VO.

    WELL. SAID.

  23. lol same here. so …
    lol same here. so sad to think he won’t be around to defend the things like free speech someday.

  24. RavenAmongDoves on March 31st, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    I know! “Social …
    I know! “Social responsibility?” You’re already responsible for what you say. I guess “censorship” just sounds too naked.

  25. I agree 100% with …
    I agree 100% with you

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