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Charlie Hebdo’s freedom of speech was never violated, it simply had consequences
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Harry J. Bentham
Ce que l’on conçoit bien, s’énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément. What is well designed, is expressed clearly, and the words to say it come easily. Nicolas Boileau The concept of freedom of speech seems to have been abused and misrepresented in recent days, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.…
Recommendations from the Order: Robert Wei’s politics and culture blog
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Harry J. Bentham
L’hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend à la vertu. Hypocrisy is an homage that vice pays to virtue. François de La Rochefoucauld I have a new viewpoint article due to appear at Press TV soon, but in the meantime, I would like to congratulate Robert Wei on being added to our club of writers…
To be or not to be Charlie Hebdo: when being a politically correct coward is brave
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Harry J. Bentham
Au bout d’un ou deux siècles d’exploitation se produit une véritable émaciation du panaroma culturel With one or two centuries of exploitation comes a thorough emaciation of the cultural landscape. Frantz Fanon All of us regret the tragic loss of life in the shooting of staff and police officers at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The social…
Political cinema and the fine line between depicting and inciting violence
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Harry J. Bentham
Il se fit un abondant silence à l’entour, et la majeure partie du reste du monde se mit à compter pour du beurre. There was an abundant silence around, and most of the rest of the world began to count for nothing. Boris Vian Movies are considered a part of the arts in modern liberal democracies,…
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