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Okay, so can we finally stop with the idiotic, divisive, and destructive efforts by “majority sections” of Western nations to bait Muslim members with petulant, futile demonstrations that “they” aren't going to tell “us” what can and can't be done in free societies? Because not only are such Islamophobic antics futile and childish, but they also openly beg for the very violent responses from extremists their authors claim to proudly defy in the name of common good. What common good is served by creating more division and anger, and by tempting belligerent reaction?
Okay, so can we finally stop with the idiotic, divisive, and destructive efforts by “minority sections” of America to bait white citizens with petulant, futile demonstrations that “we” aren't going to tell “them” what can and can't be done in free societies? Because not only are such uppity antics futile and childish, but they also openly beg for the very violent responses from the KKK their authors claim to proudly defy in the name of common good. What common good is served by creating more division and anger, and by tempting belligerent reaction?
Pretty much the same reasoning. If mock extremists and get hurt, it's your own fault. Not theirs.
What's so outrageous about what was written in the editorial?
The cartoonists, just as in the Danish paper a few years ago, intentionally antagonized a segment of their population, which already feels marginalized. I know some people are trying to argue that it's just free speech, but that 'free speech' has a deeper underlying message directed at a minority segment of the population. It's really no different than some of the antisemitic cartoons around the time of the Third Reich, which depicted offensive images of Jews. Or to look at it another way, what if a cartoonist here depicted Martin Luther King as an ape or a drug dealer? When you take someone who's revered by a particular culture and then smear him, you're taking an aggressive tone toward that culture. That one person out of millions might be inspired to act out anger shouldn't come as a surprise, should it?
I'm not at all saying that the response was justified. It's a criminal act that should be investigated and prosecuted. But just because you 'can' say something doesn't mean that you always should. Freedom must always be used responsibly.
Pretty much the same reasoning. If mock extremists and get hurt, it's your own fault. Not theirs.
What about our taxpayer support for Zionist extremism? Nobody ever criticizes that.
But then again, Muslims aren't CFOs or CEOs of Wall St. financial institutions; they're not on the board of the IMF; and they're not manipulating the president and congress. I guess they'll never get that opportunity.
What about our taxpayer support for Zionist extremism? Nobody ever criticizes that.
But then again, Muslims aren't CFOs or CEOs of Wall St. financial institutions; they're not on the board of the IMF; and they're not manipulating the president and congress. I guess they'll never get that opportunity.
You're right. They blow up stuff and go after people to force them into hiding.
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