Annoying Freedoms

Secretary of State Clinton says U.S. rejects anti-Islam video stirring outrage in Muslim world, calls it "reprehensible." CNN Headline News Email

Yes, yes that freedom we have in this country really is pissing off people in other countries. They can’t handle our freedom I say to these people that they have no right to take our freedom, even with violence. We will have to deal with the fallout of our freedom. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. That means freedom is not free. Freedom takes work. Killing our citizens because you don’t like what someone says is insanity and should be condemned on its own, regardless of the subject matter.

I haven’t seen this video/movie/film. I bet it is reprehensible. I’m not defending the video, This is not the point. I’m defending the freedom to say something. If what you have to say were not controversial, you would not need a right to say it.

Should YouTube take the video (and copies) down? That is up to YouTube. YouTube is a business and has to make the decisions based on their own needs. YouTube should not be forced to put up any video they determine is harmful in some way to their business or morals. People condemn YouTube when crap like this shows up, but no one condemns the phone company when someone uses a phone for crime. This is a double standard.