----- Forwarded message ----- > Date: 02/09/2006 12:54 > > From: Urmas Järve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Libertarian] Re: Silence from Libertarians on Muslim Riots? > > To: uncoolrabbit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > But what do you Eric propose to do to make relations better? US administration > has atleast a partial embargo on Iran. Unless entrepreneurs from both country > dont start working together our understanding of each other will only get > worse. > > I do business with companies in Iran. I have had 3 deals blocked because my > client was in Iran. Every time your government does something like this > atleast few more people start to dislike it even more. > > If the republican hardcore line towards the muslim world continues there is > no hope for things to improve. Like Bastiat said If goods dont cross borders, > soldiers will. > > Muslim world is a very poor world. The only thing a lot of people have is > their faith and this was attacked. The response to it was predictable and > nobody can say that it was not. > > I personally agree with the Vatican statement on this matter. > > Best wishes, > Urmas Järve > > > On 02/09/2006 11:19, uncoolrabbit wrote: > > > > > > There is no great issue of freedom of speach to talk about. The > > > > papers ran, the goverments did not stop them. The french editor > > > > fired by his Muslim boss had freedom to speak, that does not mean > > > > freedom from consequences if you anger and offend your boss as he > > > > has the liberty to employ who he chooses. The Muslim masses are > > > > definatly exercising there freedom of speach as they take to the > > > > streets in anger. > > > > What are you expecting them to say? What stance are you expecting > > > > them to take? You think they should rise up and call for police to > > > > mow down the grounds with shotguns in defence of freedom of speach? > > > > I realy don't know what your trying to get at, but since I also > > > > don't think its a simple intentional attempt to foment religious > > > > bigotry as our esteemed monitor has suggested.. so I post just to > > > > ask you why? > > > > --- In [email protected], Eric Dondero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > [ModeratorNote: rather than just delete this pahtetic > > > > > attempt to foment religious bigotry via distortions & > lies, > > > > > I decided that Eric's post provides an instructive example. > > > > > Virtually all religions and philosophies will have some > > > > > authoritarian extremists; 'wolves among the sheep' > > > > > Those who would promote uncivilized violence can typically > > > > > seize upon that faction to characterize the whole group. > > > > > By prejudicing perceptions religious bigotry can be promoted > > > > > as 'just cause' for murder, maiming and property destruction; > > > > > also war, among other assaults. -TLP ] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Left-wing Libertarians maintain silence over Muslim > extremism > > > > > > > > > > by Eric Dondero > > > > > > > > > > Biggest worldwide news story of the last two weeks: > massive > > > > riots of Islamacists from Indonesia to Western Europe, sometimes > > > > turning deadly, over a few little cartoons published in Denmark and > > > > Norway back in September. > > > > > > > > > > Everyone in the country is debating this issue right > now. All > > > > the news and talk shows on CNN and Fox News. All the radio talk > > > > shows from Michael Savage to Tony Snow to Rush Limbaugh to Glenn > > > > Beck, are spending hours upon hours talking about the issue. You > > > > can't go into a single Political or News-oriented internet chat > > > > board without seeing threads upon threads about this topic. And all > > > > the on-line Blogs are "Muslims Riot over Danish Cartoons" 24/7. > > > > > > > > > > So where's the libertarian movement? Why no > discussion on > > > > internet boards for libertarians about this issue? Why no press > > > > releases from Libertarian Party National Headquarters condemning the > > > > religious purveyors of stomping out free speach rights? > > > > > Where's the International Society for Individual Liberty > > > > (ISIL)? Why aren't they out there organizing demonstrations to show > > > > solidarity with Libertarians in Denmark and Norway. In past years, > > > > ISIL even held a Worldwide Conference in Copenhagen. Have they > > > > forgotten about their Scandanavian comrades? > > > > > > > > > > Or is there something a bit more sinister a foot here. > > > > > > > > > > Could it be that the mostly Left-leaning/Bush-hating > libertarian > > > > groups like ISIL, Anti-War.org, Lew Rockwell, and even the > > > > Libertarian Party are in an embarrassing position here? For years > > > > now they've been aligning themselves with the Muslims against > > > > the "evil" Bush and his foreign policy. To abandon that now to show > > > > support for freedom of the press would put them in a bad light. > > > > > > > > > > Too bad. Think about this for a second. > Freedom of speach has > > > > been a fundamental libertarian tennent for decades, if not THEE! > > > > Number one tennent. It trumps even libertarian mantras like tax > > > > cuts and low spending. > > > > > > > > > > Now the Ant-War/Bush-hating/Terrorist-sympathazing > Left-wing > > > > Libertarians are casting that issue to the side for the sake of > > > > Bush/Republican hating. > > > > > > > > > > How sad for the libertarian movement. How sad > indeed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric Dondero, Interpreter & ESL Instructor > > > > > > > > > > Author of "Worldwide Multilingual Phrase Book," "Vacation Spanish" > > > > & "Ingles Real". > > > > > > > > > > http://www.houstoninterpreter.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > > > > > > > Libertarian > > > > > > English language > > > > > > Political parties > > > > > > > > > > Online dictionary > > > > > > American politics > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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