The examples of Spain where the ones I know to defend that free speech in Europe is very easy to defend when muslims are involved, but not at all when jews or christians are involved.

I am also against asking for apologies to the government official (I would actually not even ask apologies to anybody... I do not care). But I think it is the right of any person to ask for one. I also believe the right of anybody to give or not give the apologies and the right of anybody to call for a boycott of any product.

As long as there is no violence, everything is fine for me.

Having said that.. ona personal note, I very much admire your point of view of allowing any kind of speech. It is perfectly consistent, well reasoned and you explain it very well. I have always been like you but I have realized that I was not that sure what to do when nazis groups depeloped a system of propaganda of their hate against jews and muslims in Europe. I do not know what to do when clear and over racist statements/cartoons/books are used to incite people to kill each other. I am now rethinking it...

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude