re: #109 Charles Johnson

And we’re certainly not going to help those people in the Middle East who are pushing for more enlightened societies by getting up in their faces, telling them they should just get over it, and doubling down on hateful imagery and bigotry.

I dont’ think we double down, I think we have to solve the problem at both ends. Condemn the hateful voices and try to help the people who are pushing for more enlightened societies. But what we can’t do is let people threatening violence lead us into censorship.

That’s what I meant originally, however inarticulately expressed.

I don’t think we’re in disagreement. But it’s a very short drive from “you shouldn’t say that” to “you can’t say that” and I don’t want us to get in the car.