> Jim wrote: > Personally I think it's more subtle than that - they (the extremists) are > attacking as if the cartoons were a sign of hatred for Muslims. I'm not so > sure, from the cartoons, that anybody involved "hated Muslims". >
I think that's exactly true, but this is one of those Howard Dean-type issues. Everybody was afraid that he was somewhat of a lunatic. Then he gives a speech and acts like one ending with his famous YYYYEEEEEAAHHHHHH! That speech lends credence to the caricature. Well Muslims have been moving to western countries because, to be blunt, their countries suck. However they then try to import that culture which Westerners don't want because they see it as a threat to democracy and the rule of law. Something like this happens and lends credence to the caricature. And let's be honest - it doesn't matter if 90% of Muslims denounce this behavior 10% is enough to disrupt the rule of law. So, as a law-loving westerner, if you see a riotous group burning down an embassy because of some newspaper cartoons and then you have to vote to let that culture into your country what are going to say? It's not worth the risk. In a free society nobody has the right from offense and certainly not the right to hurt people and destroy property because they're offended. Until the majority of Muslims speak out loudly against it, the world will rightly assume that their culture is incompatible with western culture. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195864 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
