Logic vs. Emotion

Today's journal is about using logic instead of emotion. So here is a thoroughly exciting tale about the time i went to history class and actually thought. In my AP US History class, we discuss current events going on in society at the time.  We have these discussions for a few minutes at the beginning of every class.  Last class, we discussed the Mohammad video that was recently released.  This video is viewed by many, especially Muslims, as being scandalous.  I have not seen it, but I have heard it depicts Muhammad as a womanizer.  The Muslims do not believe they should portray Muhammad at all, let alone, in a bad manner.  The Muslims began to riot in other countries at the US embassies.  Rioting escalated and people, government officials, actually died in Libya. The ambassador offered an apology before his death.  Mit Romney criticized the Obama administration for the apology.  In class we discussed weather it was right of Mit Romney to say we should not have apologized.  Many people in class said that it hurt the feelings of the other people, but I looked at it in another manner.  I said that I believed Romney was correct in that we should not have apologized.  This is a rather notable action for me as I usually follow a more leftist style.  I, however, am a firm believer in the First Amendment.  I believe that for us to apologize over this is the same as apologizing for letting citizens have the freedom of speech.  The video was made in the States and therefore should be protected by American Government as it is a right given to our citizens by law.  The simple idea that we should care more about the opinions of others more than our own seems nice, but it is also morally illogical.  In life I feel that I ought to care about my own feelings and beliefs before those of others. By all means, tend to the happiness of others, but I believe that we should put ourselves first.