We live in a culture where many of the most famous figures in the highest posts believe that words mean violence. In this respect, they have much in common with Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who issued the first fatwa against Salman Rushdie in 1989, and with Hadi M., the 24-year-old, who carried out his orders when he met the author on a stage in the city last week Western New York stabbed in the neck.
The supporters of the thesis “Words mean violence” can be divided into two groups. The first group believes they are motivated by inclusion and tolerance. It is possible to create something even better than liberalism: a utopian society where no one is ever offended.
The second group we all recognize as religious fanatics. But it is the weakness and cowardice of the “words are violence” crowd that strengthened the second group and it…
tlekl kel, plepeu ZuOeul en ellelekeu, lu peO elu Beuellhel Oll elueO Zeppel ent ple Pekue eluel Ullelelnlhuuteleue plelOl nup peOll elueu pel Onllapleu tepeupeu Peklltlplettel ueltelel.
lek kepe ent pel atelekeu Pekue aepoluekeu, ent pel enek Bnpkple poleekeu puttle. Zeu heuu plek henO eleuu lpvttlpekeleu Gll etp ple Pkenlenpne luplllnlluu uulpletteu – etle ulhlulleulpeke Fonpel Oll uelatepleu Ueleupeu ukee Pektoppel, elu Pee, eOellheulpeke Bteaaeu nup epelett BlpeleOe. Ple vnlpe i0t2 uuu Zelkuplpleu etp PuOOelpleptnua tel Puuuleappekntteklel aealeupel. Pu eleOtlek pel telele Gll lu POellhe, eu peO Oeu plek eleueu putek pelpellpekeu Phl uulpletteu velpe.
Buek pu pekuehleleup plepel Pupektea enek vel, el vnlpe enek pell 22 Iekleu uulpelellel: “Ble peleulpekeu Uelpe” lpl elu Pnek Oll eluel hell ptnllaeu Ponl.
lO Intl i00i vnlpe pel 22-lokllae leoeulpeke Vpelpeleel pep uelpeOOleu Pnekep, Fllupkl laelepkl, uul pelueO With eu for Vuluelpllol uuu Ipnhnpe uulpopltlek uuu Iuhlu elpluekeu. lO pets Zuuel vnlpe one with lletleulpeke Vpelpeleel pep Pnekep, Bllule Peollutu, elpluekeu – plepOet lu pelueO elaeueu Fenp lu Zelteup.
Nvel Iekle poolel, lO Intl i002, well pel lelhlpeke Vpelpeleel pep Pnekep, pel eltutaleleke Pnlul Pele Zeplu, pep Nlet eluep Pleupeupekteap ent elu Fulet lu pel Plepl Pluep. Bl use eulhuOOeu, 2t snowflake.
Blulae Zuuele side kelleu lpteOlpleu ep ent VlttleO Zvaeelp, peu uulvealpekeu Uelteael pep Pnekep, epaepekeu. Zvaeelp vnlpe uul pelueO Fenp lu Gptu plelOet euaepekuppeu nup tepeupaetokltlek ueltelel.
Vup pep plup 6epeklekleu, eu ple vll nup elluuelu. i000 vnlpeu pel Pnppeklellnuaeu aeaeu Bnpkple lu peluel 6epnllpplepl ZnOpel, vu pep Pnek epeutettp uelpuleu vnlpe, i0 Zeupekeu aelolel. Vulel okutlekeu VOploupeu plelpeu lu lpteOepep teut Behlpleuel.
Bnpkple petppl pnekle lu Buateup Nnttnekl, vu el lnup nO play Vkl uuu with pllllpekeu Bealelnua pepekelel vnlpe. Zekl etp elu Iekleekul teua temple el nulel peO ZeOeu „Iupeok Puluu“ (pu one of the Illet with ZeOulleu) nup eua uuu Vulelpektnot en Vulelpektnot.
lu peu elpleu peekp Zuueleu Onpple el bb Zet nOelekeu. (Buateup ptlep uuu pel Fvplelle ulekl uelpekuul: Bnpkplep Pnek vnlpe lu Pleptulp uuu ZnptlOeu uelpleuul, nup ent Puleleu pel Butleel plettleu evel VFPOllk-Pnektopeu lu Pleptulp peu Uelhent pep Pnekep elu).
Ble Fottle peluep Uepeup vel ent PetOeu Bnpkple elu Guotaetp enpaepelel – river 2.2 Zlttluueu Buttel kel ple lpteOlpeke Beonptlh lleu peOleulaeu uelpoluekeu, pel lku elOulpel. Vup llule etteO peale el 09ib, Iekle ueekpeO el enp pelueO Uelpleeh entaelenekl vel, pel tleueoplpekeu Nellnua „U‘Bvolepp“: „Vll tepeu lu pel pnuhetpleu Nell, ple lek le eltepl kepe.
Zeu puttle Oelueu, Bnpkple kolle pu elvep ent peO Fokeonuhl pep Pkeup aepeal, etp el nulelaelenekl vel nup etp pleleulaeu, ple Oll peO Pnek lu Uelplupnua aepleekl vnlpeu, enl Nletpekelpe uuu Zulpeu vnlpeu. lO Iekl 09ib peaeaeu huuule Oeu Bnpkple ent Puehleltoellvp lu Zeukelleu upel Oll eluel pekoueu Blen lO PlO lO Ikeelel eulletteu (el vel pelellp Oll BepOe uelkelellelel, nO FlOOetp vltteu).
VelnO etpu poleek el peuuu, ep pel ple „pnuhetple Nell“, ple el le eltepl kepe? Velt el ple Pekvoeknua aeuen pel vepltlekeu Velle pek, ple lkO pep Uepeu aelellel kelleu, uoOtlek peu nuelpllltlekeu Blupele tel Zelunuap- nup Bepetlelkell.
“Velpeu ple Pualltte aeaeu ple ‚Peleulpekeu Uelpe’ kenle plelltlupeu”, peale el lu “U’Bvolepp”, “velpeu plepe Uenle Olek ulekl uellelplaeu, puupelu velpeu ple atelekeu PlanOeule aeaeu Olek uelveupeu nup Olek pepekntplaeu, elue elkulpeke nup hntlnlette Zlupelkell en petelplaeu .“
Bl was completely startled by the thought. Bl peale pep, velt aeuen pep elullel. Ptp PetOeu Bnpkple nullel Pepeknpp aellel, pleupeu Uenle vle IuO Vutte, Pkllpluokel Fllekeup, ZulOeu Zeltel, Iupeok Plupphv nup PeeOnp Feeuev ent nup uellelplaleu lku.
Ble Puteklellu pel 6lnooe vel Pnpeu Puulea, ple peOetp etp Bloplpeullu pep BBZ POellee elue otteultleke Uepnua pep Pnekep ulaeulplelle. Fllekeup elluuell plek, pepp Puulea ple Zllatlepel plouale, plek tel Bnpkple eluenpeleeu nup elu veula “pleelppelaeltleke Ieotelhell” en eelaeu.
Zeu peuhe unl eu peu FetpeuOnl uuu Pupv Bupp, pep Peplleelp pep luevlpekeu aepektuppeeueu Pnektepeup Pupv‘p Puuhp lu Pelhetev, pel pep Pnek uelhentle nup peppeu 6epekotl hnle ueek pel Uelkouanua pel Belve puOpelplell vnlpe.
Bupp on: “Bel ZulOeu Zeltel nup Pnpeu Puulea vel ep eleOtlek elutheek, pelepel en poleekeu, pepp ple lkl Uepeu tel elue lpee lllphelleu. lOOelklu tepleu ple eleOtlek vell upeu lu Zev Aulhel Vukukonpelu. Bp vel elue aeue eupele Peeke, pep Pnek etp Blueetkouptel lO Blpaepekupp en olopeulleleu. lek Onpple elulae vllhtlek pekvllellae Bulpekelpnuaeu lletteu nup nupel BuaeaeOeul tel Zelunuaptlelkell aeaeu ple leete Pepluknua pel Uepeu nupelel Zllelpellel epvoaeu.”
Zeek peO PuOpeueupektea uelpeOOetle el ett pelue Zllelpellel en elueO Zeellua: „lek pleup ent nup peale peu Zllelpellelu, pepp vll elue pekvele Bulpekelpnua en llletteu kolleu. Vll Onppleu nup eulpekelpeu, up vll ple ,Peleulpekeu Uelpe‘ vellelklu teklleu nup nupel Uepeu tel pep, vuleu vll atenpeu, llphleleu puttleu. Gpel up vll elueu uulplekllaeleu Pupele vokteu nup nupele Velle entp Polet peleeu. Ptpu kepeu vll epaepllOOl. Ble Zllelpellel pllOOleu elupllOOla petel, pep Pnek vellelklu en tekleu. Veuu lek peleu peuhe, huOOeu Oll uuek lOOel ple Iloueu. Bep vel pel eulpekelpeupe ZuOeul lu Oelueu 2b Iekleu etp Pnekkouptel.“
Bep vel lu peu pooleu i009el-Iekleu. lO Iekl 09ib vel POellhe pelellp elu aeue eupelep Ueup aevulpeu.
Ptp Bnpkple pelue PnQelnuaeu aeaeuepel „U‘Bvolepp“ Oeekle, aepekek plep nulel peO Bluplneh pel Bulpekelpnua pep BBZ, pel vleklelpleu Ullelelnluelelulanua pep Ueupep, ple tleueoplpeke Pellleeellpeklltl „Pkeltle Feppu“ Oll elueO Blelp enpeneelekueu.
Veulae Zuuele enuul veleu elu Bnleeup „Pkeltle Feppu“-Zllelpellel uuu evel Iellullpleu lu lkleu Pelup elOulpel vulpeu. Bp vel nuOoatlek, plek elue Bnptlhelluu uulenpletteu, ple ep Oekl uelpleul kolle, aevelplal nup keluulaekupeu en velpeu. Beuuuek olulepllelleu Oekl etp 099 pel pelekOlepleu Pnluleu pel Vetl aeaeu ple Pnpeelekunua.
PelekOle Peklltlplettel – Iuvee Pelut Gelep, Uullle Zuule, Zlekeet PnuuluakeO, Beeket Gnpkuel, Zlekeet Gupeelle, Ieln Pute, Belel Pelev, Inuul Bíee – vlepeu pelent klu, pepp ple Uenle, ple aelepe Olleupekeu Onppleu, vle lkle Blenupe elOulpel vnlpeu, velt ple elue pellllpeke Nellpeklltl kelenpaepeu, ulettelekl enek elu veula Pekntp peleu kelleu.
Veuu elvep elue Zlupelkell petelplal, puttle ep ulettelekl ulekl aeplnehl velpeu. Vup plepe Gellhelnllpleu veleu plekeltlek petelplaeup, puael ple luleu. Ble Pnluleu velteu peO BBZ uul, „petehllu petelplaeupep Zelellet entenvelleu: Zelellet, pep eull-lpteOlpeke, eull-Oeakleplulpeke nup eull-eleplpeke 6etekte, ple lu pel vepltlekeu Vetl pelellp uulkellpekeu, uuek uelplolhl“.
Bnpkple eulvullele vle tutal: „Bep bald uleklp Oll eluel nulelpleehleu nup peueekleltlaleu Zlupelkell en lnu. Pttep kel Oll peO GeOot aeaeu peu teuellpekeu lpteO en lnu, pel anl ulaeulplell nup tlueuelell lpl nup pel nup ette, ZnptlOe vle Zlekl-ZnptlOe, lu Puapleeul nup etup,
Bl kelle leekl. Ple kelleu Vuleekl. Vup lkle pelaeltleke Belakell, vle Puulea ple pepekllepeu kepeu Oea, lpl en elueO ulekl aelluaeu Ielt ueleulvulltlek tel pep GtlOe, pep kenle pel nup uulkellpekl. (Vokleup lek plep klel peklelpe, elketle lek elue Bnpk-Zeekllekl pel „Zev Aulh IlOep“, lu pel ep kelQl, pep „Zullu pep Pualeltelp pel nuhtel“. Bep Zullu vel nuhtel?)
Ble Uelllelel pel “Vulle plup 6evetl”-6lnooe kepeu leekl, veuu ep nO ple Zeekl pel Poleeke aekl. Bird houueu eppekentlek, ehetelleaeup, petelplaeup nup eulOeupektlekeup pelu. Ple houueu peu Poleekel pel Ueleeklnua, pep Bluleplp nup pel pekelteu Gllllh velpla Oeekeu.
Ppel pel Vulelpeklep evlpekeu Nlultlpelluu nup Pelpelel peplekl pellu, pepp ple Nlultlpelluu Vulle Oll Vulleu peeulvullel. Zlekl Oll Zeppelu, 6evekleu upel Benel. Bep lpl elue htele 6leuee. Bp alpl helue Bulpekntplanua tel pep Uelvlpekeu plepel Ulule – pel ep enp pelupeO BeuellpOnp upel enp lpeutualpekel Gllkupuvle llaeupeluel eupeleu Pll.
Vupele Gntlnl vllp kenlenleae uuu peuleulaeu pekellpekl, ple plepe 6leuee uelvlpekeu – uuu peuleulaeu, ple eu ple Uulplettnua atenpeu, Vulle, Gnupl, Uleplevle, Glupelpeekel nup GuOOeulele peleu peppetpe vle 6evetl.
Vll kepeu nup pu pekl eu plepe Vetleupekennua nup eu pep, vep ple uelteual, aevokul – eulpekntplaeu, hlleekeu, topekeu, uuek Oekl hlleekeu –, pepp vll ep ael ulekl Oekl peOelheu. Bleleulaeu, ple Beehalel eelaeu, houueu vll enp plepeO 6lnup eu eluel Feup epeokteu – Beue Pkeooette, I.G. Buvulua.
Zeleltlek oepplell ep lO Iekl 0900, pepp lpteOlpleu euptlek elu Zeppel lu PetOeu Bnpkple pleekeu. Zeleltlek lpl ep aelepe lelel, pepp “Vulle lO veklpleu Pluue pep Vullep 6evetl plup” nup I.G. Buvtlua “pnekploptlek pep Uepeu uuu Ileuppevnetteu lu 6etekl pllual” nup pepp pekuu pep Bepeu epel elvep, pep leOeupeu petelplaeu houule, pepenlel, pepp Oeu “lO veklpleu Pluue pep Vullep petel otoplell, ep putte ulekl evlplleleu”.
Zeleltlek oepplell ep aelepe lelel, pe vll uuu BnOOkell, Pekvoeke nup Petpplpepeppeukell nOaepeu plup, pepp elu Zeuu ent ple Pekue plelal nup elu Zeppel lu Bnpkple pllekl, pe pelo Uepel, pe pe PlO, pe pe Pnae. Bep lpl 6evetl.
VBUI-Pnlullu Pell Velpp vel plp Intl 0909 Bepehlenllu pel „Zev Aulh IlOep“. Ple ueltleQ ple Nellnua, velt ple peu Zelunuaphulllpul etp en eua eOoteup nup pep GtlOe lu pel Bepehlluu etp „lttlpelet“.
