…The National Post reports that Muslim activist Syed Soharwardy plans to drop his “human rights” complaint against Ezra Levant over the latter’s decision, as publisher of the Western Standard, to reprint the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons. This is how Soharwardy explained his decision:
Over the two years that we have gone through the process, I understand that most Canadians see this as an issue of freedom of speech, that that principle is sacred and holy in our society. I believe Canadian society is mature enough not to absorb the messages that the cartoons sent. Only a very small fraction of Canadian media decided to publish those cartoons.
Sullom’s comment: “Levant, for his part, says he plans to sue Soharwardy for wasting his time and money. I understand the sentiment, but I’m not sure it’s a smart P.R. move. ”
My comment: “So, Soharwardy, you grabbed the tiger’s tail, and now you want the tiger to let go of you? HAHAHAHAHA!”
I think it’s an excellent PR move, given that the message we want to get across is not, “We’re soft and easily placated,” but rather, “Anybody can say anything they damn well please, even you, but if you try to shut us up, we’ll shut you down.”
[Via Insty.]