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[alaskaguy]

Originally Posted by sodakjoe

This seems to be turning into an essay on why alaskaguy doesn't like Muslims, not why you don't like Ahmadinejad.

The man has his right to his opinion, just like everyone else. You have the right to think he's a hypocritical fanatic. Which is fine. Lots of people think that. But please stop making posts saying things like Islam likes you lying, etc. That just makes you look racist, and really, makes you just as hypocritical as he is. If you want to write about how you disagree with the man, that's fine. You have every right to voice your opinion. So does he. There's no reason why he shouldn't be allowed to speak in a public forum, the same way any US President (no, I'm not calling out Bush) has the same right. Allowing foreign leaders to speak freely is something that our country allows because it is a fundamental belief of the people who made this country. If other countries don't want to do the same, that's their problem. Take the high road, allow the man to speak, and critique him with intelligence after he does so.

First off, I should have used the term Islam fundamendalists rather type casting the entire religion.

What limits should there be on freedom of speech? What about the current president of Sudan, or the leader of the Janjaweed militia that is committing genocide in Darfur? What about global sponsers of terrorism? What about leaders who consider the Holocaust a myth? So if these questions have already been determined then what is this excercise taking place at Columbia? Is it a marketing stunt poised as free speech when in reality it is nothing less than a hate speech. Should there be limits on hate speeches?