Freedom of Speach

Approximately 800 people gathered in Western Sydney to protest about the cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on the cover of the Charlie Hebdo magazine. One speaker said that the arrogant West was trying to force their views on the Muslim Community. Freedom of speech was also attacked.

 

Freedom of Speech is vital in our lives and should not be attacked. Whilst this is a right it must not be abused. Before making any statement about another person or organisation, including religions, we need to respect the views of those we are talking about. Ultimately it does nobody any good if we are insulting others; all this achieves is to endanger peace and safety.

All over the world there are instances of one group of people trying to impose their views on others. There are rebels in many countries of the world that are trying to control the government or impose their views on the people. Again this is counterproductive. We need to respect others people’s views and culture and learn from their way of live. 

All peoples in the world deserve to live in Peace and safety. This cannot be achieved unless we learn to respect each others views and cultures and use constructive dialogue to resolve our differences. All war achieves is to kill innocent people including children. To me this is criminal.