Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, has called for restraint and tolerance at a special session of the Norwegian Parliament today. (From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/...)
"It's important that policy isn't shaped in a state of panic."The prime minister also warned against measures that would curtail people's freedoms.
"I would like to ask from this podium that we avoid starting a witch hunt on expression," he told MPs.
"Everyone had to choose their own path in a landscape filled by shock, fear and despair. But the Norwegian people found their way home again."
How much this differs from perhaps the most illustrative response to the 9/11 attacks, from our old friend, Toby Keith:
Oh, justice will be served and the battle will rage: This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage. An' you'll be sorry that you messed with the U.S. of A. 'Cos we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way.Hey, Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list, And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist. And the eagle will fly and it's gonna be hell, When you hear Mother Freedom start ringing her bell. And it'll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you. Ah, brought to you, courtesy of the red, white and blue.
From "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" I decided against putting the video here, because just reading the lyrics makes me want to vomit. Join me below the fold for a few thoughts.