Freedom of speech is one of the foundational pillars of our democracy. One doesn’t have to share the opinion of another. Opinion can agitate or not even be interesting; sometimes it can be irritating. But to suppress opinion should never be allowed.

(From Claudia B. for German PI, Translation: Anders Denken)

If facts are misrepresented, positions are not considered, and arguments become taboo, then it is impossible to come up with a solution. This applies to science and research, in politics and economics, just as it even applies in the discussion about the consequences of Islamization.

PI is free speech live! Granted, some articles raise a ruckus, or they may let a serious and professional style slip. Not every article gets researched, and in the comment section above all, formulations can always be found that are emotional, perhaps supportable but right on the edge of offense — and sometimes over.

But PI gives itself and the users room for opinion. An opportunity to see if the arguments in a discussion will stand the test, or whether one’s own position should be reconsidered. In the rarest of cases does PI ever do a regulatory intervention.

That which is exemplified by a private blog should be a common course in a daily newspaper. The one who demands freedom of the press must also grant it.

This apparently doesn’t apply in the comment section of WELT.de. My comments regarding a politically correct article about violence problems in suburban French schools were immediately deleted, several times at least. The euphemism “netiquette” functions there as an alibi for the suppression of free speech. The concept “censorship” would be considerably more honest.

Here is my original comment that I added to by clicking “Edit” each time it was deleted (see screenshots below):

Heartfelt congratulations, dear WELT!
The author Sascha Lehnartz truly managed not to mention one word of the actual group of culprits: North African (Muslim) children. How I miss the times when journalists felt their duty was to the truth, and uncomfortable facts didn’t fall prey to the mangling spirit of “political correctness.” Only the word “racist” in the last sentence indicates the ethnic origin of the perpetrators — of course not without exculpating the culprit group and at the same time stylizing them as victims of alleged French racism.

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Since that time, the comment function for this article has been disabled.

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Freedom of speech is one of the foundational pillars of our democracy. One doesn\'t have to share the opinion of another. Opinion can agitate or not even be interesting; sometimes it can be irritating. But to suppress opinion should never be allowed. (From Claudia B. for German PI, Translation: Anders Denken) If facts are misrepresented, positions ...

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