Criticizing someone’s action IS free speech
Trump did not approve of Geller’s provocation and said so
Far cry from blaming her for muslim intolerance
He has nothing to apologize for
It is doubtful his opinion has changed and he was free to express it
Since he’s obviously not a muslim appeaser it will be interesting to see what his approach is to dealing with muslim anger and militancy
It won’t be by staging provocations
So drawing a cartoon is a provocation?
For sure. My point was not that Trump did something ethically wrong when he criticized Geller, but that the criticism itself was flawed.
And I understand that good people can disagree on that. I suppose it all depends on where you draw the line when determining if a speech (or an event) is deliberately trying to cause violence, as opposed to just trying to being provocative.
I try to draw that line to give free speech as much leeway possible.