I have not seen the film so I have not been in this conversation.
However I will note that I heard an interview on NPR this morning with
the author of a book about Theo van Gogh entitled Murder in Amsterdam:
The Limits of Tolerance.
And *he* thinks the film is demagoguic nonsense.
Dana
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are no points.
>
> This 'movie' and I use the term very loosely, shows snippets of text,
> and video footage without any context whatsoever.
>
> One can pull damning snippets of text from the Bible if one wanted
> to,and string images of Pastors in the US preaching hate against
> Homosexuals etc., to make a point.
>
> This is a very, very poor attempt at anything resembling a
> documentary, and will really only appeal to people who are simply
> looking for any outlet to reinforce their preconceptions and their own
> beliefs.
>
> There are excellent Documentaries by Christiane Aman pour and others
> from CNN and the BBC on Muslims and Islam, find those and watch them
> instead of this trite rubbish. They may still simply reinforce your
> beliefs, but at least then you would have objective accounts both on
> the miltants and on the moderates (who's presence you will most likely
> ignore anyway).
>
> There is a definite problem of militant and extremist Islam. Its a
> problem that the world has to confront.
>
> But I think it is utterly barbaric, stupid and bigoted to view the
> answer as Genocide ('wiping them out').
>
> On 28/03/2008, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The protocols of Zion were proven to be fraudulent, created for the sole
> > purpose of making people hate jews.
> >
> > This movie takes direct quotes from the Qu'ran, from imams, from the
> > media. Images from real life.
> >
> > The quote below is more leading yes, but the examples it uses are valid.
> > Instead of using an inflammatory reference, why not argue the points?
>
>
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