但白宫表明了官方的立场,“On a broader level, as the President has stated publicly, the United States welcomes the continuing peaceful rise of China. The comments you are writing about do not reflect mainstream views of China in the United States. ”
美国法律的原则是个人权利和公共利益的平衡(balance of individual rights against public inerest)。这个原则在美国法律里用得很多,比如征地,宗教自由,歧视,堕胎是否合法,都是在这个原则下分析。所以言论自由也会因为公共利益受到一些限制,但是ABC事件,公共利益受损不大,政府不出面是对的。
有人说“This petition is a tool”,那我说请不要乱用我们纳税人出钱建立的这个“tool".如果你不想要白宫解决什么问题,请不要用这个”tool". 还有很多其他的途径可以达到同样的目的。
voiceofme 发表评论于 2014-01-11 10:05:16
"It may be upsetting when people say things we might personally disagree with, but the principle of protected free speech is an important part of who we are as a nation."
The White House turned the tables by giving the modern day 义和团 a public lecture on the West's most endearing value. Humiliation is best served cold, to borrow a saying.
This petition is a tool. We used this tool to create pressure on Jimmy Kimmel and ABC. We used this tool to send a message that there is consequence if you want to badmouth Chinese on national media.
White House's response is expected. Let us not kid ourselves. There is really nothing more White House can do. After all, Chinese American is politically disadvantaged minority in America.
For these Japanese and Chinese collaborators on WXC, this victory is also good for other Asians. You guys should save your energy to argue about something between China and Japan.