[raganwald]

I am pointing out a similar debate and suggesting that people form their own conclusions. I personally think that speech about other people's religious or cultural beliefs is an extremely complex issue and that there is plenty of room for reasonable people to disagree.

I'm a Canadian and while I admit they are imperfect, I fully support our Hate Crime legislation that forbids many forms of speech that are permitted in the USA. At the same time, I understand why the USA takes a different road and I support that as well.

So to sum it up, my point is, "Isn't the debate about flag burning interesting in the context of the debate about cartoons?"

[jey]

What's the difference between "illegal speech" and "thought crime"?