It seems Europe embraces that principle. I am glad that the United States on the whole rejects that principle in favor a more broad embrace of free speech.
It seems Europe embraces that principle. I am glad that the United States on the whole rejects that principle in favor a more broad embrace of free speech.
https://besttv232-ynet-images1-prod.cdn.it.best-tv.com/PicSe...
Then a few days ago Macron, referring to the killing of the teacher, said "I will always defend the freedom to speak, to write, to think and to draw". Cognitive dissonance.
It might be just a different definition for what free speech covers. Holocaust denial and inciting to violence are two examples of what is not protected in most European countries.
Since I didn't know what the cartoon was about I did a bit of research, and the article I found shows that its author was sentenced for "questioning crimes against humanity" and "racial insult"[1] of which the cartoon seems to be just one example.
[1] https://qz.com/1595792/holocaust-denial-in-france-alain-sora...