Shouldn't Obama be apologizing for Muslims, instead of apologizing for Free Speech?

The prez shouldn't be apologizing for anything. It's the 21st century and it's time for the Muslims to grow up, get over themselves and be held accountable for their actions.

Stay with you? No, you try staying with reality.

-You're talking about illegal speech like it was free speech.

Apparently you don't know the difference so here it is:

Free speech is only the right to legal speech.

Free speech isn't illegal speech.

Illegal speech, i.e.: slander, libel, perjury, hate speech, inciting violence & etc, isn't free.

That's why illegal speech in the US is punishable by law.

That film's illegal speech. It's a violation of the US Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment.

The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits discrimination, including on the basis of religion.

Because the film's discriminatory, it's not free speech whatsoever. And never was.

It's not protected under the First Amendment's right to the free exercise of religion either.

The US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Reynolds vs the United States (1879) that:

"Laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and opinions, they may with practices."

Meaning that it's fine for Americans to believe something but not to act on those beliefs if those actions break US law.

And that film most certainly does.

Reality is also that your claim the guy's not American is nonsense.

He immigrated & became a US citizen. He's American whether you like it or not.

Link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakoula_Basseley_Nako...

As such, he's not an Egyptian Christian troublemaker.

He's an American one. Period.

As for Egyptian Muslims, try to keep up because it's spread far beyond just Egypt:

Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKJEUGBRjzc&list=UU...

Even if that film had been 100% legal free speech, it doesn't mean it'd be legal worldwide.

America's rights - and America's legal definitions - end at America's borders.

Beyond those borders, the laws and legal definitions of other nations apply.

That doesn't excuse Muslims for running amok and taking out their anger on the US government for the actions of US citizens that the US government had no part in.

But it does serve as a reminder that America's not magically separate from the rest of the world but just one nation out of hundreds.

Free speech and Hate speech,two different things.If someone produced an equally heinous film about any religion no one should excuse it.

If he should apologise for anything it should be for not sussing this guy out quicker, him and his American co producer friend Mr.Klein a well known anti Muslim activist who was the guy who told the paps the film maker was an Israeli Jew.

Free speech means you can say nasty things but not without consequence.That's why there are also laws for libel, slander,inciting riotous behavior etc. So there is a cost to free speech whether you like it or not.

If you want to support idiotic cowards who endanger people on the front line while they're safe in their armchairs feel free but don't expect an applause.

The video is one of many such films online. Why this one was the target of the anger is hard to figure. I think the movie triggered what the fundamentalists felt about the west because of our incursions into the region but I am not sure. It could be they have not benefited from the departure of the dictators. They have the same conditions that fed the Arab uprisings, high food prices, no jobs, bad living conditions.

Who did Pres Obama apologize to ?

We are in the process of learning how crazy and whacky muslims are.

Muslims are in the process of learning how crazy and whacky Americans are.

Hopefully we can learn to tolerate each other. If not, we are in for a rough ride.

Americans have a right to defend sovereign territory, including embassy sites in other countries. Anything less sends a message of weakness that will bring more attacks.

the way i understand about islam, in the past , when a bedouin urinated inside a mosque and mohammad and other companions in it, one of the companion warrior drew his sword and intended to behead that man. But Mohammad instead ordered that warrior to get some pail of water and pour water over the urinated area.

why kill when that bedoin did not killed or harmed physically anyone.

islamic teachings say that it is obligatory for muslims to fight to the death when oppression is experienced but muslims should not initiate hostilities . It is always in a defensive stand. But when truce is agreed on and all damages met, peace is always a better option . Living in harmony with anyone regardless of any religion and religion of islam is not forced on anyone to believe in

It's simple really, Obama hates America and loves his fellow Muslims.

This is a red flag, and insiteful media stunt, to be ignored. Why should Obama say anything?

Obama and all world leaders should be denouncing violence.

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hey everyone, come and look.............this moron thinks Obama is a muslim

what a moron

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