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From attempts in Great Britain to use civil law to persecute authors for supposed libel, to a Canadian “Human Rights” tribunal hearing a case implying Muslims or specific Muslims were offended, to Random House backing out of a publishing arrangement, to the Dutchman killed for his views, to Salman Rushdies persecution & the death threats he faces, to so many more, the free world faces an effort to silence any who speak out of turn.
Even Al Gore wants the media to stop listening to any who might disagree with his Global Warming positions. “We are being too objective,” was his position. Apparently some think that if you silence any voice that proposes an opposing viewpoint, then all will come to accept “their” positions as true!
The book will be published. Lets face it, “Deep Throat” & “The Story of O” got published, so why not a fictional account of the life of a Muslim woman?
My concern is no one is mentioning that by writing their letter & proposing there could be a violent reaction, those writers subtly threatened the publishers.
“The publishers say they received ‘cautionary advice’ not only that the publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that ‘it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.’”
Legally, the letter writers may not be responsible for anything. However, it certainly appears to me to be a veiled threat. And if the writers can send in one veiled threat, they can send in a multitude of them on a multitude of subjects.
When do publishers & newspaper editors, among others in the media, begin to realize that veiled threats are censorship? How many veiled threats can these guys issue before someone asks, “why are you sending threatening letters to people?” Perhaps a police investigation is in order & perhaps a long term follow up of the letter writers to see if we have a pattern!