I don’t think anyone is suggesting we should allow religious extremists to decide what we can and can’t say.

Yes, actually.

Agree on almost all points.

I don’t know her exact intentions, but I know why South Park, Charlie Hebdo, Reason, and several others did it.

There is a difference between simply an outsider view, and an informed outsider perspective

My reply was also to the general rhetoric on this thread about ‘fighting radicalization’ followed by empty statements, which do not acknowledge people who live there, and fight there, overtly or just by existing.

Well, then we might just have to disagree. I don’t think I need to have lived every where in the world to denounce institutionalized homophobia in all of it’s forms and I really don’t think I need to be especially tolerant of it,

Geller has been on the wrong side of many debates. But what about this debate? Is drawing Mohammed as way of protesting censorship-by-threat-of-violence acceptable or not/

I think the trick here is to make it clear that “ideology” is being challenged, rather than culture, race, identity, etc. It should be made extra clear that individual Muslims are not being demonized.

She did the equivalent of yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater.

I’m in your camp, but I can explain the other side I think.

I live my life according to the same rules as you do.

Your definition of justice differs from that of most people. Most people will probably view you as a bad person.

But I do think that whatever mistakes Brown made that day, were he a white man, he’d have a better chance of surviving them.

Professional athletes seem to be more well rounded people.

I don’t work in the field, but I do love reading about it. I thought this guy made his point in a pretty clumsy way. Perhaps it is his lack of “emotional intelligence.”

I think bias against black people exists. I think there have been plenty of examples of this involving racists cops. I think racists people are probably more likely to be cops. I think the political side of our justice system (prosecutors, judges, sheriffs etc) is more likely to show racial bias in order to pander to…

I'm not entirely sure that cops really are more likely to use deadly force against black people. Scott Alexander had a good piece on it. This doesn't mean some cops Aren't racist, obviously.

Sure, but the scenario you are creating is unlikely, and you are ignoring the fight at the SUV.

The “charging” part is unclear, sure.