The policing of free speech has turned the world 'insane'

The policing of free speech has turned the world 'insane' | Salman Rushdie

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Ай бұрын

“27 seconds when somebody has a knife and is attacking you is a really long time. So we had this long moment of lethal intimacy.”
Salman Rushdie says he “cannot draw a line under this event” until his attacker has been sentenced, who is expected to face trial this autumn.
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@lluisboschpascual4869 Ай бұрын

A true hero of our times

@fgadenz Ай бұрын

I was an young boy when Satanic Verses were written and I recall thinking: this guy is REALLY courageous. Now, decades after, and he keeps showing a level of courage I dont see in most of the people on its 30s. Long live, professor! You are inspiring!

@johnstanczyk4030 Ай бұрын

It is so hard to imagine writing a book about any subject that somehow infuriates so many people that one cannot live at peace ever again.

@mr.mayhem7402 Ай бұрын

Not when it's the most intolerant belief system that has ever existed.

@FaceFcuk Ай бұрын

D cult

@devvikramsingh7785 Ай бұрын

@@mr.mayhem7402But u people literally have laws that stops and attacks dissent

@rmnair90 Ай бұрын

Wonderful conversation.

@terencefield3204 Ай бұрын

Doctors in the front row also rushed up and staunched the massive bleeding which may have averted the worst outcome. What a horror this was.

@danrichman1 Ай бұрын

An excellent interview with a brave man.

@TMGold60 Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that Salman found a way to deal with such an horrific attack, and rightfully so, and turned to what he does best - write. A cathartic book for him and his family I'm sure. These hateful attacks are pure evil based on a regime that see's anyone not from the faith, talking about, questioning, philosophizing etc. as blasphemous, but it is not a crime, the universal God will not be angry, and open to all of us. We must protect our freedom and from indoctrination of hate - that takes education and deradicalizing a mindset. God Bless Salman, live life to the full.

@KJ-js7pi Ай бұрын

Rushdie made me realise the threat that that religion poses on the whole of Western society.

@devvikramsingh7785 Ай бұрын

Ok white supremacist genocider maniac

@user-nf2zb9zo4l Ай бұрын

Supporting you from Brisbane Australia Salman !!!! Never give-up !!

@lennytheleopard Ай бұрын

What a brave man

@frankcooke1692 Ай бұрын

When Christianity is critisised - Some will make the comparison that "Well you wouldn't dare say that about Islam". And this guy did, and he's an example of what happens. Do those christians then want their compatriots to go around stabbing a man in the eye simply for expressing himself? WHAT are they talking about? Nobody should be assaulted for any reason.

@merg-vh5sx Ай бұрын

Boris Johnson said Salman Rushdie wasn't a good enough writer to be knighted? I had no idea. What a buffoon he's always been.

@PapakShirazi Ай бұрын

The single greatest fear one should have is fear itself.

@rosierose111 Ай бұрын

Salman Rushdie is a Fantastic writer…those of you who enjoy great literature…should not miss reading his books!!💝

@derekwhite2929 Ай бұрын

He warned the world of a threat which's evolved but not ceased to exist.

@mr.mayhem7402 Ай бұрын

This is what real courage looks like. Compare and contrast his bravery, with the clueless cowards who make meally-mouthed noises about Free Speech and Free Expression being "Right Adjacent", use the Heckler's veto to scream and shout down a speaker they don't agree with; cancel culture; "micro-aggressions"; "trigger-warning", etc, etc. The kids have a lot to learn.

@Nick-gt3oy Ай бұрын

A man of a better age

@scarba Ай бұрын

Scotland 😢

@ReasonsToComment-ic2cc Ай бұрын

Importing conflicting cultures was insane. If you just let anyone say that they think then their opposition does the same and before you know it you have a brawl. What happens in a pub or concert, is not different to what is bound to happen in the larger society.

@castlerock58 Ай бұрын

Why aren't they referring to him as Sir Salman?

@christinamcilwaine350 Ай бұрын

He probably doesn't want them to

@D_isco_D_ancer Ай бұрын

He will get the Nobel eventually.

@captainhadd0ck Ай бұрын

Look on the bright side Salman, this will put "fatwa sex" to shame. I hope you are in good shape, my friend!

@Danny-gi2gc Ай бұрын

The interviewer is showing sympathy for both Sir Rushdie who has suffered an awful attack at the hands of an Islamist and for history distorting ingnoramuses supporting 7 October savages who did most unspeakable violence in the name of Islam filming themselves while glorifying allah. An individual’s stance on Israel’s right to exist and to defend herself remains a reliable gauge for double standard.