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Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders on Saturday said he had revived his plan to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, more than a year after cancelling such an event out of fear for attacks in the Netherlands (www.reuters.com)
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– CQVFEFE (-2 points)

I'll take Doing Stupid Things to Trigger Murderous Psychos for $1000, Alex

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– theultimatesean (0 points)

I’m curious what part you think is “stupid”. Is it political caricatures? Is it attempting to use speech (instead of violence) to debate ideas? Is it criticizing religion?

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– CQVFEFE (0 points)

The "stupid" part is the needless incitement to violence, which is a known and expected outcome.

The drawing of the cartoons is protected by the First Amendment. So is walking into the inner city with a bullhorn and screaming at all the "N-----s" about what N-----s they all are and how they'd be better off being owned by whites. You get to do it because free speech. Does that make it any less stupid?

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– theultimatesean (1 point)

Here's what I disagree with you about: "needless" "incitement" Your strawman argument about screaming in the inner city

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– CQVFEFE (1 point)

It's not a strawman, it's an analogy regarding the exercise of free speech. Yuge difference.

Nice deflection attempt though, since you couldn't answer my question.

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