Re: Western standards regarding freedom of speech
Read the title of this thread. We are not talking about merits or demerits of freedom of speech. We are talking about how it is practiced in the West.
I would agree with you about how it SHOULD be practiced, but there is overwhelming evidence that Jewish sentiments are held more sacred than anything else while actually implementing it. You can joke about everything (the things I have listed have been made fun of in very crude ways) except holocaust.
Charlie Hebdo.