A long-winded way of telling us what we already know.

If anyone who regularly uses OLO doesn't know that freedom of speech is confined to one side of any argument by most people (both sides) they won't be enlightened by this piece.

Ah, the children of the "enlightenment" going full circle to what the fathers of the "enlightenment" fought against. Amusing, if it wasn't so damn serious for the rest of us. The majority, who understand that to defend the right to say what you don't agree with, as long as there is no harm (which doesn't include hurting their feelings or insulting their beliefs), is more important to freedom of speech, than anything one has to say themselves, are reeling at the attack on freedom of speech by the enlightenment's self-proclaimed offspring.

It won't be long now till the only right to freedom of speech is the sexual objectification of women - as old as slavery itself, in fact an inherent part of slavery. But that, it seems, is the biggest no-no and afront to the right to freedom of speech.

Oh, I forgot, and Christianity and white civilisation - the source of humanities woes, since, like, forever.

Could it be that you have been forced to step outside the narrow cloisters and experience, however briefly, the real world? The real world where nothing is black or white, but only different shades of grey? The real world where there are no absolutes, but where everything is relative.

what's the moral dilemma? you and your colleagues disapprove of right-wing art pieces? well, tough titty for you. the principle is clear. it seemed you arrived at the correct conclusion, but i have no idea why you had to puzzle so much over getting there.

Thanks for your thoughts Helen, not only on what being un-Australian might mean but on how you react when faced by ideas which are surprising and confronting.

As Leigh demonstrates (again), cocksure ignorance is more common than thoughtful uncertainty.

I'd love to know how Helen got this article passed the vetting crew in the Office of the PM?

ahh, Brave New World.

Doubtless Helen would applaud Piss Christ, and run a million miles from an image of Allah.