...due to the actions of a private newspaper.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5329642.stm

I think this expresses my viewpoint pretty well:

I think that Danish newspapers should be free to publish insulting cartoons about the prophet Mohammed; that Muslim demonstrators should be able to carry placards calling for the beheading of those who insult Islam; and that both the radical cleric Abu Hamza and British National Party leader Nick Griffin should be free to spout racist hatred. And they should all be free to do so because we live in a diverse society not in spite of it.

Many of those happy to see cartoons lampooning Mohammed draw the line at anything mocking the Holocaust. It is fast becoming a case of 'My speech should be free, but yours is too costly'. What is, in fact, too costly is giving in to the demand not to cause offence. If we really believe in free speech, there can be no buts.

In a truly homogenous society in which everyone thought in exactly the same way then giving offence would be nothing more than gratuitous. But in the real world where societies are plural, then it is both inevitable and important that people offend the sensibilities of others. Inevitable, because where different beliefs are deeply held, clashes are unavoidable. And we should deal with those clashes rather than suppress them. Important because any kind of social change or social progress means offending some deeply held sensibilities. The right to 'subject each others' fundamental beliefs to criticism' is the bedrock of an open, diverse society. 'If liberty means anything', as George Orwell once put it, 'it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear'.

Why don't they do the same with america?

I figure we need to make a giant, Mount Rushmore-type sculpture of Jesus, Mohammud, Moses, and Ganesh in a massive gay orgy. That should cover most of our bases.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5327852.stm

I'm not sure what I want to say, but I think this should be somewhat relevant to the topic at hand.


[Renrue]

Are the holocaust cartoons published online?

I figure we need to make a giant, Mount Rushmore-type sculpture of Jesus, Mohammud, Moses, and Ganesh in a massive gay orgy. That should cover most of our bases.They sort of did that on South Park a couple of years ago. They didn't get more than the usual number of cranky complaints. But suddenly when the Danish cartoon flap came up and it became an Important Issue To Take A Stand For Freedom On, Parker and Stone with their usual speed got an episode ready immediately featuring Mohammed. This time Comedy Central censored out that part.

"If we change our way of life in response to terrorist threats, the terrorists will have won."

Are the holocaust cartoons published online?

Yeah, and often made fun of, too. And I might remind you that the Neo-Nazi groups in the USA are alive and well and producing tons of propaganda each and every day. ...not to mention that they often assemble legally in many cities to spout their hatred of everything that's not like them ...and the police protect their rights to do so.

Baron Max

Are the holocaust cartoons published online?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Holocaust_Cartoons_Contest
http://irancartoon.com/

And don't forget...
http://www.boomka.org/