Andrew Sullivan spotted Dan Savage’s post, and I’ll share it with you too: “Dan Savage notices a poster that just went up in a very liberal neighborhood. I think the American right and left can and should unite over this – and defend freedom against intimidation,” writes Andrew from his new digs blogging his “Daily Dish” now for Time magazine (hope he’s getting the big bucks too!). Yeah, he’s a conservative, but a true one — his views on human rights and torture are awesome!
You know Dan Savage, don’t you? He’s the very good, rather shocking writer for Seattle’s weekly, The Stranger (where our Geov Parrish used to write). He became most infamous for licking a doorknob during the 2000 GOP primary campaigns when he had the flu, and he hoped he’d give the flu to Gary Bauer. Today, Dan Savage photographed this poster he spotted.
Since I used to live in Seattle, I can tell you that when Dan Savage says it’s a liberal Seattle neighborhood, believe him. It’s fucking wild! The whole neighborhood of Capitol Hill is a TRIP! Adds Dan:
“Okay, it’s on Seattle’s light poles, and not in any of Seattle’s newspapers—yet—but I was pleased to find this flyer tacked up on Capitol Hill this morning.
“I’m not sure where the quote is from, or if the person or persons behind the poster wrote it. Either way, I love it. I couldn’t agree more. Bravo. If the folks who did this are reading this blog, keep putting ‘em up!
“And the appearance of this poster on Capitol Hill—the most liberal neighborhood in one of the West Coast’s most liberal cities—gives the lie to this right-wing talking point: The left doesn’t care about this issue, and is willing to cede free speech to mollify Islamic haters. It’s not true, and this poster is evidence that it’s not true.”
I’m with Dan. I consider this poster an objective example of real free speech. I.e, whoever posted it has the right to post it publicly. And we liberals should not — NOT! — self-censor ourselves if we object to some Muslims’ over-reactions to these cartoons.
By the way, I found screenshots of the original cartoons via Wikipedia. As for the humor? To each his own. But they’re nothing worth dying for.
P.S. I’ve got a rotten case of viral flu. Called my doc’s office, it’s all over town, and they said it lasts 3-5 days. That explains my goofy posts last night. I hope. The nurse said it’s accompanied by high fever, and lots of fluids are recommended. FedEx me some good BEVERAGES! NOW!
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