UN chief: Free speech must be protected, unless it provokes or humiliates someone’s beliefs « Hot Air: Agree?
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2012/09/20 01:42:28
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“Freedoms of expression should be and must be guaranteed and protected, when they are used for common justice, common purpose,” Ban told a news conference.
“When some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others’ values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected in such a way.”
“My position is that freedom of expression, while it is a fundamental right and privilege, should not be abused by such people, by such a disgraceful and shameful act,” he said.
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon.
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Edited to add that under Ban the U.N. passed resolution 16/18 which essentially makes illegal criticism of Islam but not other religions.
FREE SPEECH is inviolate,, it's sacrosinct,, it's the voice of freedom.. UNTIL and unless,,, WE disagree with you..
THAT is the Free Speech of TYRANTS..
You can't have both.
UN wants to be a "Censor" Police on global scale?
It's time to dismental this monster before it's too late.
You have the right to your opinion, as do I. You do not have the right to stifle my opinion.
If I want to disagree with someone, I'll do it. Don't try to stop me.
In the above quote, he demonstrates that he really doesn't believe in free speech, since it is superseded by his religious beliefs.
Free speech serves to protect the dissident voices, the critical voices, not to protect the unanimous (or the majority) point of view which by definition doesn't need protection...
Seems like intimidation is an acceptable form of politics at the UN... Screw that!
Our constitution doesn't insure that a person never gets their feelings hurt and never has to hear a prayer or a point of view they don't believe.
Man up people, kick the UN out of the US and get the US out of UN membership.
waste of money and its rife with corruption.
they are so full of $HIT, i cant even bear to listen to anything that comes from them.
all AZZWIPES!
The UN owes NYC millions upon millions in traffic fines but refuses to pay, syaing NY should eat that as the privilege of having the UN there. Meanwhile, they are supporting known terrorist nations and demanding we agree to give American level welfare benefits to third world citizens.
G.T.F.Out .............. NOW !