Free speech is breaking out all over. Now Die Welt (thanks to Null) has reprinted some of the cartoons (click on “Der Bilderstreit um Mohammed” on the upper right to see them) that have sparked international cartoon rage. Another German publication, Der Spiegel (thanks to Null again), explains:
The conservative paper Die Welt demonstratively reprints the cartoons, asking “Is it possible to satirize Islam? How much humor is compatible with the religion of Islam, this metaphysics of world conquest by an early medieval robber prince, who with his caravan army created a great empire on the basis of polygamy and a strict code of honor?” While the paper agrees that there is a certain “threshold of shame” in regard to the satirization of religion, “The standard of measure set by the Muslims nonetheless is a challenge for an open society.” Die Welt also regrets what it regards as the Danish capitulation to the pressure, and goes on to defend the “right to blasphemy” against calls not to “provoke religious minorities.”