Compare Merkel and Macron .. A video of the German chancellor...

Social media leaders traded an old video of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in which she talks about freedom of expression, and social media activists compared her position regarding expression of opinion and Macron’s position.

The video clip was published on social media entitled “The difference between a leader and a politician in crisis, In an indication of Merkel’s position compared to Macron’s statements, which angered hundreds of millions of Muslims, who considered them support for insulting the Messenger.

The German Chancellor said that there is a difference between extremist speech and freedom of expression, adding: “Freedom of expression must have limits.”

And she continued in her speech: “We have freedom of expression in our country. For everyone who claims that they can no longer express their views, I say to them: If you express a clear opinion, you must be able to live with the fact that you will oppose.” Expressing an opinion does not come without A cost. But freedom of expression has its limits. ”

In fact, the German chancellor’s enthusiastic speech – described by German media as an extraordinary emotional rhetoric – was not recent, and it is an excerpt from her speech in Parliament last year, as part of the state’s efforts to combat hate speech on social media platforms, according to news reports.

The re-publication of Merkel’s speech came at a time when many Muslim countries and peoples criticized France for allowing the publication of satirical cartoons from the Messenger, in addition to the French President’s statements coinciding with the publication of the cartoons, which some considered a justification for continuing insulting and even acquiescing in the persistence of insulting the most important character and symbol of Muslims.