Tolerating dissent


How many nations recognize the right to dissent?

Patri Friendman saw V for Vendetta and did a write up at Catallarchy.

While there are some obvious parallels between the fascist state in the movie and the current US administration, I found the movie’s vision reassuring, rather than scary. Not because of the violent revolt it espouses, but because we live in a country and culture where you can make that sort of movie without being hassled. This is a pretty awesome thing, if you stop and think about it, and relatively unusual in world history. We’re talking about a country whose populace buys sixty-seven million dollars in tickets to hear a philosophical screed on the glory of radical violent revolution - and its government doesn’t mind.

Contrast this with the islamofascists, who are rioting all over the world in response to a few goddamned cartoons. Now that’s scary.

Let’s hear it for western tolerance!

Oh yeah!

That is why Lady Liberty still gets my vote.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - April 25, 2006 at 04:27 AM  Tag


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