re: #39 klystron

Bringing in the load of bullshit from the other side, we have Bill Maher:

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He’s conflating the concept of moderation with free speech absolutism. I’m not sure this notion translates well even inside all parts of America, let alone outside it. I mean, as far as ideals go it’s a nice one, but I have a hard time calling it moderate. It’s more like a laudable goal that sits at the far end of the spectrum, there are plenty of democracies that strictly regulate hate speech, and they do so for historically valid reasons. It’s easy as an American for Maher to either forget or just conveniently ignore this, but it doesn’t make his statement any more logical.

Also, if “Muslim” is just a specific, and yes topical, example of believer then it’s really only there to provoke reaction, which is fairly dickish.