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France Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration – The Intercept

Glen Greenwald9 years ago9 years ago013 mins

Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a controversial French comedian for a Facebook post he wrote about the Charlie Hebdo attack, and then this morning, arrested him for that post on charges of “defending terrorism.” The comedian, Dieudonné (above), previously sought elective office in…

on debating dead moral questions | Fredrik deBoer

Fredrik deBoer9 years ago9 years ago011 mins

One point that, I hope, runs through a lot of my work is the use and abuse of dead moral questions. In that, I mean the tendency for political types to bring a lot of rhetorical and mental weight to bear on questions that are not politically live, in any meaningful sense. This focus is…

Charlie Hebdo: the danger of polarised debate | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian

Gary Younge9 years ago9 years ago013 mins

‘Far from being ‘sacred’, as some have claimed, freedom of speech is always contingent.’ Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP In times of crisis, those who would like us to keep just one idea in our heads at any one time are quick to the megaphones. By framing events in Manichean terms – dark versus light; good versus…

Charlie Hebdo and why it’s always been an Anti-Racist Newspaper

Flavien Vidal9 years ago9 years ago015 mins

Today, in the wake of the Paris’ tragedy, some journalists, here and there, also on Gawker, try to understand what this very “different” newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, actually is. And yes, I say “is” because the newspaper itself is not dead and will be published normally next Wednesday and the weeks after that, despite the slaughter…

What everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racism – Vox

Max Fisher9 years ago9 years ago020 mins

Over the past week, millions of people who had never heard of French magazine Charlie Hebdo have come into contact with its controversial covers and cartoons. And many have come away with questions about those cartoons, including a nagging sense that their depictions of Islam and people of color have been insensitive, or even racist….

How Much Did We Need This Blasphemy?

Maria Bustillos9 years ago9 years ago010 mins

Even Ross Douthat came out swinging yesterday in favor of the slain cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo (“The Blasphemy We Need“). Since it is difficult to find even one square inch of common ground between right and left in American politics, this ought to have come as good news. Unfortunately, Douthat’s Take is yet another of…

Do Tech Companies Really Support Free Speech? – Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

Susie Cagle9 years ago9 years ago07 mins

Only when it doesn’t endanger their ability to make a profit. “Freedom of speech” has perhaps never looked so confused. In the days immediately following a massacre at French comics magazine Charlie Hebdo last week that left at least 12 people dead and 11 injured, multinational tech companies rallied support. Donations have poured into Charlie…

Mark Zuckerberg says he believes in freedom of speech. Does Facebook? | World news | The Guardian

Alex Hern9 years ago9 years ago05 mins

Mark Zuckerberg in 2013. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with the contradictions of promoting free speech while running the world’s biggest social network, after being called out on the gap between his words and Facebook policy. Zuckerberg, who has been outspoken in his support of Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech in…

One Student’s Epic Tweets Call Out the Biggest Hypocrites Marching for Free Speech In Paris – Mic

Jared Keller9 years ago9 years ago06 mins

Millions of people took to the streets of Paris and cities across France on Sunday to rally in defense of free speech and against terrorism in the wake of Wednesday’s deadly attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The French Interior Ministry told the Associated Press that 3.7 million marched throughout France, making the demonstrations the largest…

Charlie Hebdo: Why Nigeria’s Boko Haram Violence Gets Less Attention – The Atlantic

Matt Schiavenza9 years ago9 years ago08 mins

Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters As many as a million people, joined by 40 world leaders, filled the streets of Paris on Sunday in solidarity after two separate terrorist attacks claimed 17 innocent lives last week. The day before, more than 3,000 miles to the south, a girl believed to be around 10 approached the entrance to a…

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France Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration – The Intercept

on debating dead moral questions | Fredrik deBoer

Charlie Hebdo: the danger of polarised debate | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian

Charlie Hebdo and why it’s always been an Anti-Racist Newspaper

What everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racism – Vox

How Much Did We Need This Blasphemy?

Do Tech Companies Really Support Free Speech? – Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

Mark Zuckerberg says he believes in freedom of speech. Does Facebook? | World news | The Guardian

One Student’s Epic Tweets Call Out the Biggest Hypocrites Marching for Free Speech In Paris – Mic

Charlie Hebdo: Why Nigeria’s Boko Haram Violence Gets Less Attention – The Atlantic