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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I agree the press shouldn't give in, but it sure is goddamn easy to call someone a coward when you're not the one putting your employees children's parents in the line of fire...
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I agree that it does take some courage, but look what you wrote, "in the line of fire". Printing cartoons is not, or should not, be considered an act of war. Any actions that suggest otherwise must be condemned in the strongest manner possible, and I think that includes reprinting the images. As Hitchens points out in the video, the western press failed miserably in the Danish cartoon incident. They absolutely need to do better, and I think by showing solidarity, it removes the power from the radicals, as it shows we will not succumb to blackmail. "Je suis Charlie" basically means we are all targets, and I for one believe that is true.