Why are we not surprised that the New York Times has inspired Sally Kohn to tell the rest of us not to do something? The Times’ Alan Cowell seems very concerned that, in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist massacre and hostage crisis, France, which is planning to deploy 10,000 troops to guard against further terrorist attacks, is teetering on the edge of (over)reacting in a frightening, Bush-like manner:
The display of muscle by a government likely to face mounting questions about its failure to prevent the killings recalled the mood in the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks, when the authorities embarked on a broad front of measures to tighten security and provide legislation for more intrusive surveillance.
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And it comes at a time when the United States is engaged in intense soul-searching, touched off in part by the release of a searing Senate report on the torture of terrorism suspects, over whether it turned itself into a garrison state after Sept. 11, 2001.
On the plus side, though, French President Francois Hollande has not endorsed any sort of Patriot Act, “reflecting his country’s longstanding aversion to what has been depicted as overly draconian American measures to protect national security.”
The lesson to be learned from France, then, is to be careful not to infringe on liberty.
By saying things somebody might not like. MT @sallykohn In the name of protecting liberty, we must all be careful not to infringe on it.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) January 13, 2015
@sallykohn you mean by limiting free speech, for example?
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) January 12, 2015
@sallykohn please, YOU telling us???
— Warden4572 (@EdB4572) January 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/ClarenceWhorley/status/554803756706324481
@sallykohn unless of course…the person you infringe is a conservative, Christian, gun-owner..or (cont) http://t.co/qvlyHOS25S
— Tex Mix (@shanep1) January 12, 2015
@sallykohn This word, "liberty", I do not think it means what you think it means.
— MrScience_ (@mrscience_) January 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/hoosierchicago/status/554786877031866368
@sallykohn Fifth freedom – do what I want.
— dustin42 (@dealbyz) January 13, 2015
As our president once told the United Nations, the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. A few tweeters, however, remember when Kohn was happy to pass along this art piece that the Huffington Post didn’t hesitate to publish.
Pope Benedict, rendered in condoms: http://t.co/ynW2OHRHi5
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) March 20, 2013
@instapundit Is that the same @sallykohn who just lectured us on not being intentionally offensive to islam?
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) January 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/554654896772120576
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/554654258973646848
“@sallykohn: Pope Benedict, rendered in condoms: http://t.co/LruCrgkDrX” Think Catholics will shoot anyone? Nope. I'm not even Catholic.
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) January 12, 2015
@ChrisLoesch I'm Catholic and the thought never entered my mind. @sallykohn
— Randy Clemens™ #MJMStrategiesRadio (@bostonrandy) January 12, 2015
“@bostonrandy: @ChrisLoesch I'm Catholic and the thought never entered my mind. @sallykohn” What could be the difference? Hmmmm…
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) January 12, 2015
@ChrisLoesch I'm Catholic, my first thought was, "How positively childish. What is wrong with these people?" @sallykohn
— T. Michael (@TomCrowe) January 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/timothyjoreilly/status/554625145172529152
.@timothyjoreilly @Ledamaae @sallykohn #LiberalPrivledge
— ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (@Patri0tZer0) January 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/moderncomments/status/554656823165587457
Mocking Catholics = edgy & cool = OK
Mocking Muslims = despicable & hateful = NOT OK
Thanks for explaining the rules to us @sallykohn .— Cruadin (@cruadin) January 12, 2015
@cruadin @Amyloukingery @sallykohn Wow. That is some Grade A hypocrisy from Kohn.
— C. Irwin (@Bookwormdearlor) January 12, 2015
@ChrisLoesch @TomCrowe @sallykohn and the dots will remain unconnected.
— Glen Gaugh (@glengaugh) January 12, 2015
If that offends somebody and they kill you for it, how should I excuse their actions? MT @sallykohn Pope Benedict, rendered in condoms
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) January 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/moderncomments/status/554786012510306306
https://twitter.com/OhioCoastie/status/554681438160031744
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/554681805979123713
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