Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And if that's what the American people want, then that's what the policy should be, of course. But the idea that anything in the United States is too sensitive to discuss or too dangerous to discuss is really, I think, absurd.
Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.
That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.
All confrontation is based on deception.
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.
When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.
And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadn't taken every possible step for prevention and then for joint action in the likelihood of those who threaten our lives and our well- being, taking action at the same time.
I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.
I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.