Larry Flynt on the Danish Cartoons

For those of you who do not know, it was Flynt, Hustler Magazine’s Publisher, in the landmark Supreme Court case Flynt v. Falwell [yes, that Falwell] that forced this Country to decide that offending religious sensibilities was protected speech.

That was only 30 years ago folks.

Flynt:

Freedom of speech is only important if you’re gonna offend someone; if you’re not gonna offend someone, you don’t need free speech.

No shit.

Read the rest of the interview here.

February 16th, 2006 | Global War On Terror, Jihad Watch, Liberty, Politics

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[...] I have not written much about the latest “cartoon” incident, but I say this over at the Golden Gate and thought it hit the nail on the head: Freedom of speech is only important if you’re gonna offend someone; if you’re not gonna offend someone, you don’t need free speech. [...]

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