i'm not sure how it is that our response in this case became some kind of debate (do canadians no longer support freedom of the press?), but let's look at the two possibilities of what we're seeing here.

1) these posters are paid conservative trolls designed to alter public opinion. now, i'm not saying that's true in this case - although we all know that all the parties do this. and, if that is true, then what is one to conclude, when combined with the passage of c-51? can we expect somebody reporting on the war crimes in israel to be charged with "reporting false news", charged with hate crimes and thrown in jail? or, might that be a punishment more reserved for somebody critical of harper's time in office? for the government to go out of it's way to try and alter public opinion in this specific way is really quite disturbing.

2) these posters are not paid conservative trolls, but merely reflective of where their base sits. they very rarely address the actual issue. nor is their argument isolationist. rather, it's meant to enforce the idea that he's "not canadian". and, on what basis is this? there's really no secret what's driving that.

it's a sad reflection of the state of affairs, either way. and i do hope that the cbc continues to remove these discussions. they have no place in a discussion on this topic.

that said, kenney is probably correct. public opinion in egypt is a hard thing for canadians to understand. i'll leave that analysis out of here. but, the double whammy of releasing a traitor and capitulation to the west is likely to harden rather than to soften them, if it becomes an issue in the court of public opinion. egypt is a country that has strong leadership that is tough on crime. i otherwise don't have enough details to further comment intelligently.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/mohamed-fahmy-case-ndp-liberals-say-harper-should-do-more-to-free-jailed-journalist-1.3208922

Censoredagain
Why is that? Because they don't agree with your?

Jessica Murray
no. because they're racist.

it's really very thinly veiled.

Censoredagain
Because they don't agree with your point of view. So, if someone disagrees with you, they should be censored.

Jessica Murray
i'm very tolerant of other opinions. but, racism is not an opinion. and racist comments should be removed.

i don't think i've had any difficulties expressing myself. if you're having difficulty understanding, i would suggest that the cause is a low level of intelligence on your side.