If we criminalize speech that is not a direct threat, no matter how distasteful, the terrorists win by causing us to give up our freedom for protection. There's a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin that says that anyone that gives up freedom for security deserves neither. Government regulation of speech creates an environment that threatens every freedom you have.
As for American involvement, we have fatigue from fighting two costly, unjustified wars rife with scandal and mis-management. The only politicians here eager to jump into that fight are shills for the big defense companies or war-mongers like John McCain. I suppose that since it appears that our reckless actions in the Middle East help fuel the ISIS problem, we are morally obligated to lead the solution. I wouldn't expect such cultural awareness from the American people, however.
As for American involvement, we have fatigue from fighting two costly, unjustified wars rife with scandal and mis-management. The only politicians here eager to jump into that fight are shills for the big defense companies or war-mongers like John McCain. I suppose that since it appears that our reckless actions in the Middle East help fuel the ISIS problem, we are morally obligated to lead the solution. I wouldn't expect such cultural awareness from the American people, however.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
