I'm actually surprised they were able to push that ad through with the language used in it.
The way they use the word "savage" suggests a reference to a class of people (i.e. savages) rather than an abstract concept of savagery. Leaving the whole Israel/jihad political element to one side, the wording of the ad actually strikes me as being simply racist. I would have thought there would be limitations on a person's ability to publish racist messages on public property, short of restrictions on hate speech.
Mind you, given the nature of these problems, I might feel differently if it ended "Support secularism. Defeat religion."
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