By Jacob MchangamaDecember 7th 20135:45 am More Stories by Jacob Mchangama Too often the Western opponents of militant jihad speak up for pluralism and free speech only so long as it’s their rights that are being protected. One of the supposed core values of the so-called “counter-jihad movement,” a loosely organized collection of vocal activists battling what they believe is the immediate threat of an Islamic takeover of the West, is an unflinching defense of free speech. Because dominant parts of the political elite in many Western states have been hesitant to oppose the real threat that certain Islamic states and Islamist groups pose to free speech, as seen by, for example, their...
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