True freedom of speech can never exist. There will always be limitations. I honestly don't believe that anyone here would be okay if an extremely offending cartoon about them or about a family member (such as a daughter or a son) was put up in a major newspaper for the world to see.
Obviously reacting with riots and violence is wrong, but for us to expect muslims to not get offended at all is also wrong. Why should we in the west decide what they should and shouldn't be offended by? Why do we have that right?
That is what I meant by when I said we are forcing our way of thinking on them. I just don't think it is a truly a battle for freedom of speech. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion though.
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