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- Cactus0
Truly modern barbarians.
Just two more points:
1. The idea that depictions of Mohammed are historically taboo is false. It has only become so with the rise of political Islam.
2. Because Islam has entered the realm of politics is it then not fair game to critize or ridicule like any other political organization or movement?
You can't have it both ways.
- KuzIV0
aww Cactus, did i upset you?
hehe
*tussles Cactus's hair
- Cactus0
Yes.
But on the serious side. There will be a price to be paid for this.
- mozip780
Firstly these thugs that are attacking people and threatening bomb attacks are a minority, and please remember that.
This depiction of their prophet is offensive, and a lot of normal Muslims are offended. Think of the equivalent of someone drawing a demeaning picture of your Mum/Dad/spouse and you'll get the idea. BUT most Muslims will not do anything more violent than start a heated discussion.
This overreaction is down to a small bunch of shit-stirring Imans from Denmark, who showed these cartoons (plus some extra unrelated offensive ones) to various leaders in the Middle East. After all these were originally published last SEPTEMBER with little fuss.
It worries me that people see these extremists, and think all Muslims are like this. And use this as a platform transmit racist abuse thinly disguised as a call for freedom of speech. The newspaper took a gamble at creating a bit of free cheap publicity, with some childish cartoons. It succeeded but it backfired badly. Unfortuntely for the citizens of Denmark it harmed them too.
- Mimio0
only the shrewd Iranians have taken the step to rename the pastries in an attempt to heighten tensions and deflect attention from their nuclear programme.
KuzIV
(Feb 9 06, 07:40)That and the fact that they're scared shitless, have no natural allies, and need to villify the west for their own solidarity.
- lowimpakt0
They are ignorant, and their govts wanna keep 'em that way.
pyeaton
(Feb 9 06, 07:43)
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- cruz_azul0
wow im suprised how everyone supports the bashing of a religion ..
this is not about free speech this is about respect ...
- todelete__20
$1.05
- mrdobolina0
I agree cruz.
Christians are the first ones to get tweaked about people cracking jokes about their religion.
- xenicon0
danish companies with long business in mideast have seen sales crash. what's interesting is the linking of two separate and unrelated things only linked by being"danish"
Almost arbitrary. Have to conclude the flexing of economic power by consumers is something so far not a factor in mid-east where oil and other resources controlled by gov'ts.
It's got our attention, even if misguided, and shows that protest can be effective without violence.
On the other hand, attacking free press is a losing proposition and will never gain admirers except among those w/o one.
- cruz_azul0
the fact that more countries jumped on this has nothing to do with freedom of speech ...
- xenicon0
of course not
- mrdobolina0
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/as…
a little excessive.
- lowimpakt0
has anyone here actually been to Iran?
or is all this deep knowledge of the country/region from CNN?
- Mimio0
It's about freespeech, all things are subject to scrutiny, even major religions.
- TenaciousG0
The press (and or bigots) have a right to comment (and or bash), just as muslims have a right to condemn. Our problem is that both sides think they are the only ones who are right.
- KuzIV0
i'm not reading him wrong pyeaton. I was commenting on the ignorance of someone, who doesn't know enough to recognise the politicising of the issue by certain Muslim countries for their own benefit, and then clumsily ascribing what happens in one country (Iran) to the whole of the Muslim world.