See, Gel. I completely disagree with this entire diatribe.
Every paragraph has elements of truth, but twists the facts to make their point. I don't buy it. On 2/10/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "It's quite interesting reading the comments and opinions. > > However, many people, myself included often fall victim to so called > conventional wisdom (it's the truth since everyone says it is). > "This is about free speech" > > Despite what you have heard, this is not about free speech. This is not > because Islam prohibits idolatry and we don't have pictures of The Prophet. > This is not about free speech. > > An ultra right wing, ultra conservative, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant > newspaper publishes cartoons that depict the Prophet Muhammad (peace be unto > him) as a terrorist. Even the US govt's official statement is that the > cartoons were grossly offensive. > This is not about free speech. > > Note: previously this same newspaper turned down similar cartoons of Jesus > because they thought it was too offensive. > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/02/09/1139379578740.html > This is not about free speech. > > Arab governments try to meet and diffuse the issue but are snubbed by the > Danish Government. > This is not about free speech. > > Despite the fact that free speech and a free press are not problems in > European nations, in an effort to defend free speech some nations republish > the cartoons. > This is not about free speech. > > Think about this in perspective, what do you think would have happened if > during the late Martin Luther King's wife funeral some reps from the local > KKK arm showed up distributing pamphlets? Is that not free speech too? Do > you think much dialogue would have ensued? I think not. > This is not about free speech. > > We often forget that the great bastion of free speech; the US; not too long > ago had their own issues in Los Angeles; remember Rodney King anyone????? > Riots erupted in Los Angeles because one section of the population felt that > they were being victimized. Or maybe you see it from the other side, riots > erupted because minority group refused to accept the judgment after due > process. > This is not about free speech. > > Many people are quick to talk about The July 1990 coup. Everyone remembers > that the perpetrators were from the Jamaat al Muslimeen mosque. You ask any > Muslim in Trinidad and they will condemn what they did. > But I assure you, the subsequent looting of businesses was a truly > cosmopolitan affair. Truly, that day every creed and race was tiefing all > over the place. Mob mentality is not exclusive to one race/creed. > This is not about free speech. > > In an *equally* offensive turn of events the graphics editor of the > newspaper Hamshahri (Iran gov't) announced a competition for cartoons on the > Holocaust with an ultimatum for the Danish newspaper to publish them. The > paper's editor-in-chief said that Jyllands-posten under no circumstances > would publish the Holocaust cartoons. > This is not about free speech. > > Mob mentality eventually takes over. Embassies get torched, flags get burnt > and people get killed. But some still sing the mantra. "This is about free > speech". > This is not about free speech. This is not about democracy. This is not > about a free press. There is no such thing as a free press, there is no such > thing as free speech and last time I checked, democracy was a form of > government. > > This is about xenophobia. Go wiki that" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196692 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
