This is a very sad thing, assuming that a life itself is the most valuable thing in the world.
The truth is: if you value your life more than your freedom then sooner or later you'll be made slave.
-Harriet Tubman
Perhaps if I experienced slavery, I would prefer death, but from where I sit now, I would rather be alive than dead, even if it meant not being free.
I can't imagine what my grandparents went through in concentration camps, but it seems to me that they did everything they could to survive...and I am grateful for that, otherwise, I wouldn't be here today!
I mentioned my grandparents in the context of freedom vs. dying...a very relevant point.
I wasnt talking about Israel in that comment nor did I invoke Judaism or the holocaust in its defense anywhere else.
However, considering how you went on the defensive to a point that wasnt relevant at all (this post isnt about liking Israel, it is about censorship and the limits of free speech)...
It really does beg the question if you dislike Israel for reasons other than the moral standards to invoke from your high horse...I dont know you so I have no opinions about your own prejudices, but I think you should take a hard look in the mirror...if only to be truthful to yourself.
My value system puts human life above all else.
The only possible way to value and protect human life is to value and protect human rights, and that includes free speech. The minute you subsume those for safety (or as you put it, "human life", but we've also heard "for the kids", "terrorism", "immigrants", "communists", "monarchists", etc. etc.) you have not only given up your rights, but your life to the powers that be. And those powers do not have your best interests in mind.
These things are not separate, please do not turn this into a false dichotomy. We must protect both human rights and human life, but only by the acquiescence of our rights may they take our lives.
But, maybe I am just an evil person sacrificing the rights of the masses...
