tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19992793.post113916921206573647..comments2020-06-02T16:22:53.944-07:00Comments on Thoughts, facts, opinions: Europeans stand up for freedom of speechTomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620127804744020789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19992793.post-1139420530571756882006-02-08T09:42:00.000-08:002006-02-08T09:42:00.000-08:00kj, thanks for your thoughts.Can we, Western civ, ...kj, thanks for your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Can we, Western civ, use our gifts of freedom in more productive ways, to make the world better? Probably yes - in many situations. But quite often thier use will be directed by our own needs - like a free discussion of religion to help understand our spiritual problems.Tomaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620127804744020789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19992793.post-1139169961241882132006-02-05T12:06:00.000-08:002006-02-05T12:06:00.000-08:00Freedom to poke fun, freedom to expose, freedom to...Freedom to poke fun, freedom to expose, freedom to insult, freedom is many things. Freedom is a gift, one that most of the islamic peoples have no concept of or experience with. Does freedom require sensitivity? No. Do extremists have room in their hearts for other view points? No. Not yet. We can use our gift of freedom to make the world a better place, or to continue to insite further problems. Thin skinned people will object to nearly everything that isn't exactly as they think it should be. Too bad they have bombs and guns. It's unfortunate that sometimes we use this gift of freedom of expression to create discord, rather than bridge the gap between these two divergent cultures. Many in the Islamic world are lightyears behind us in understanding freedom, in having a knowledge of the world, in basic concepts of women as being worthy and equal, etc etc. I believe in freedom of expression, it's just too bad we can't use it in a productive way more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com