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In reply to the discussion: So it's okay to insult religious beliefs in America, but if you insult religions based overseas then [View all]renie408
(9,854 posts)Go ahead! Endanger others with your behavior! You have that RIGHT! It is your RIGHT to say whatever inflammatory, ugly, nasty thing about any religion's holy prophet. So what that if you do, US citizens in countries with large populations of that religion's fundamentalist members will be put in danger? Why should someone else's right to life interfere with your right to free speech? So what if other countries in our increasingly smaller and more well connected world do not have a constitutional right to free speech and therefore do not understand it?
So what if it is shockingly arrogant to assume that the rest of the world should respect your right to free speech because it is the norm in your country? The really important thing here is that you get to say whatever valueless, shitty, obnoxious thing you want or post whatever disgusting, intentionally inflammatory thing you desire.