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Re: Timing is suspect
By:Some Thoughts
Date: Monday, 6 February 2006, 2:59 pm
In Response To: Re: Timing is suspect (A Dane)

> that it would hurt a LOT of people's very
> strong feelings and press some buttons that
> are still sore from the Christian crusades a
> thousand years ago. (They still play quite a
> big part in islamic identity.)

Are you serious? Do you really think the crusades a thousand years ago is a reason to tip toe on eggshells around ANY given population? These cartoons were not any different from those aimed at any other country or religion when spokespersons for any given group make wild statements like Oral Roberts threat to send money or he would die. I think encouraging people to kill others for their God and that they will get scores of virgins is WORSE. So why in lands of FREE SPEECH shouldn't a cartoonist be able to parody something? BTW Denmark has not apologized nor should they.

> On the other hand, the (extremist) Muslim
> representatives in Denmark and elsewhere
> have no understanding of the way the free
> press works in a democracy. Leaders and
> "the people in the streets" call
> out for our prime minister and our queen to
> do something - apologize, shut down the
> newspaper or (as heard today) execute the
> cartoonists immediately. That is, of course,
> ridiculous.

It's terroristic as a matter of fact.

> I'm sorry - I have no solutions. And my
> feelings about the whole tragedy are really
> mixed at the moment. I am deeply saddened to
> see and hear the anger so many people have
> for my country. Until now, the bad choice of
> the newspaper editors has not only cost a
> whole lot of money and jobs in Denmark
> (boycotts), it has also meant the death of
> at least 4 people. And indirectly perhaps
> many more, because the many, many Danish aid
> volunteers in the Middle and Far East (and
> Africa now, too) have to return to their
> bases to avoid attacks.

Well now it was NOT the newspaper editors that cost jobs, money and four lives! Puhleeze! It is insane followers of the cult of extremist Islam. Not Islam as a whole. I am well aware of the many good Islamics who are not like this. But the blame for deaths etc is not on the cartoonists as you are insinuating.

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