----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Now, originally, I forgot to mention that recent cartoon riots. > Paul, Steven and others, tell me, what did those riots over the > cartoons have to do with "our interventions in the Middle East?"
Little to nothing. Just one more slap in the face. But the cartoons you are so gleeful about ARE offensive. Yeah, yeah, we believe in free speech, etc. And the cartoonists had every right to publish them. But they couldn't be so callous as to not think these cartoons wouldn't lead to serious consequenses, especially when Americans started mocking those offended. Imagine Americans mocking Jews in Skokie for not wanting to see the swastika banner flown there. Most of us were plenty offended and did NOT mock the Jews for being offended by a "piece of cloth". But we demand the right to fly the swastika banner, or to fly the Confederate battle flag, or even to burn the US flag because each time we whittle away at the first amendment, we lose a little more of our right to say what WE want without fear of retribution. OTOH, most of us are mature enough not to offend those we are trying to sway. > > Here's another question, if the Muslims hate us so much because of > our foreign policy, why then are they attacking Western Europeans, > with far more veracity than they've been attacking us in recent > years? > They are closer. > I mean, what did the Dutch do to them? The Spaniards? > The Dutch were in control of the recent piracy in international waters off Somalia. I also seem to recall they were a part of the "Coalition of the Willing", as were the Spanish. PEACE Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer Franklin County Libertarian Party (614) 891-8841 P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable" John F. Kennedy ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
