The point is the level of mocking. One could argue that a Muhammed with a bomb in his turban is far, far, far less offensive than a cartoon depicting a pointy-bearded old Jew, with a Swastika on his sleeve and blood dripping from his mouth, eating little Arab babies, which ran in the Egyptian press.
--- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Why should we have a different standard for Muslims? > > > > What for them is "extremely offensive" is only moderately offensive > > for Christians and Jews. > > > > You don't see Jews out protesting violently over the cartoons in the > > Egyptian press of them eating little Arab babies, one could argue > > 100 times more offensive than a cartoon of Muhammed with a bomb in > > his Turban. > > > > Why the double standard Steve? > > There is no double standard. > > I don't find the Confederate battle flag to be offensive. I even find it to > be a cherished symbol (not of slavery or racism), but I certainly understand > how others might be offended. So I don't fly it, and rarely defend it's > use. > > So, since it is extremely offensive to some, but only moderately offensive > (or not offensive at all) to others, should we mock those for whom it is? > THAT is what you are suggesting. > > Because you have (on this forum) belittled Christians, would you post a > cartoon of a smiling Jesus with his pants around his knees sodomizing a > little boy and the caption "Got Catholicism?" ? Would you expect this to > win the hearts and minds (or votes) in south Texas? > > It might not be offensive to you, but it is idiotic. > > 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/
