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And my clear point is that the judicial/press/media system is completely biased against Muslims. A racist cartoon about Danes in a European newspapers inciting violence will be quickly dismissed as racist and probably forbidden (if it is ever published which I doubt). Not if it is about Muslims.

Well, then you really got a problem if you distrust the system that much. I can not say I share your scepticism, obviously.  Sure no system is perfect, but then do we expect it to be?  As for your belief that a racist cartoon about Danes in a European newspaper would quickly be dismissed as racist and forbidden I can not say that I share your belief on that one either.  

Having said that, what has a court to decide.. do we  not have the free speech  to declare anything.. even when it is racist?

Freedom of speech has its limits of course when it is a hate speech or an incitement to racial violence or violence in general.  Norway and Denmark even have a blasphemous paragraph which is seldom in use by the way.  If Muslim people find these cartoons offensive, blasphemous and even racist well they could have their day in court, although I doubt they would get a favourable ruling because the freedom of speech principle is so important in European societies.  Of course you might say, with your deep scepticism towards the system, that this is a racist ruling and you are entitled to say so and believe so in a free society.  That doesn't nesseccarily make it more true.  

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by Gjermund E Jansen (gjans1@hotmail.com) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 06:22:53 PM EST
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