Free Republic

CQ reader Peter A in Denmark sends this rather sharp editorial from the Danish newspaper at the center of the Prophet cartoons controversy, and also translates it into English for us. It speaks to the voices of moderation that extol free speech while at the same time scold Jyllands-Posten for exercising it. The author, Per Nyholm, wants the world to know that if freedom of speech has to come with a huge "but" attached to it, it's not freedom at all. I'm posting the translation in its entirety: We are being pissed upon by Per Nyholm I think it was...

We are being pissed upon by Per Nyholm I think it was the long departed H.C. Hansen, one of last century’s great Danish statesmen who once - while the communists were demonstrating in front of Christiansborg [Ed: the seat of parliament] - threw his gaze across the palace square and remarked: “I will not be pissed upon.” Then he did what was necessary. I feel that currently my beloved country is being pissed upon rather too much. Denmark has not been neglecting its duties on the international stage. We have supported poor people with acts and advice, we have worked...