MSNBC Guest on Garland: ‘Folks in Muslim World’ Think U.S. Inhibits Their Speech

‘We’ve actively prevented the exercise of freedom of speech for hundreds of millions of people for years and years and years’

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BEHA: "So I would compare that to a lot of people remember last year, Stephen Colbert used Chinese stereotypes as part of a segment that was supposed to mock Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins. And a lot of asian-americans were offended by them and they said, we recognize that the point was satirizing racism, but the images still offended us. 
WAGNER: "Is it the same satirizing Chinese Americans as it is Muslim Americans?" 
MOGHUL: "No, it's not, because Muslim Americans are -- you can bash American muslims or muslims generally and make assumptions that you can't about other communities. I'm not upset by the satire. I'm all for free speech, even offensive speech." 
WAGNER: "Let me play the devil's advocate, though. Chinese Americans didn't threaten jihad. The counterpoint is they're going to be made fun of or they are subject to critique because of this present violent cloud around some strains of the Muslim faith, or some people who profess to be jihadists pushing forward the Muslim faith." 
BEHA: "That's the one side of the conversation. Many folks in the Muslim world believe, and not without reason, that America actively inhibits their freedom of speech. We've actively prevented the exercise of freedom of speech for hundreds of millions of people for years and years and years. We're arming dictators. That's taking away people's freedom of speech. That's killing them in the streets. So what's the difference?"

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