Interesting controversy on the publication of cartoons depicting Muhammed. Seems some folks of the Muslim persuasion don’t care much for the exercise of free speech. Now, I understand that as a matter of faith these people believe that it is a high sin to render a depiction of Muhammed. I’m ok with that. But I ain’t Muslim. Also, I don’t see protests in the street when adherents of the Religion of Peace are publishing videos of beheadings. In fact, these “religious” leaders who are so incensed over the cartoons are calling for just that–off with the heads of any infidel who publishes the drawings of Mohammed.
Come and get me assholes.
I think it is sort of akin to the feelings that some Americans have about burning the American flag, only more intense of course because the prophet is a religious symbol. My point is you cannot simply characterize this as an issue of freedom of speech. It is freedom of speech versus respect.
Did you consider how P.Robertson, J. Falwell et al would react to this cartoon…
Jesus the Christ is pictured standing there with his robes drawn up…his prick is sticking out rock hard… something that would make a peruvian prince proud and…kneeling at His feet performing fellatio… a young boy. This cartoon was in response to the priest pedophile ruckus. As you said you’re no muslim so I take it the cartoons didn’t bother you much. I am not muslim either. Hell,I ain’t even a christian so all that crap means nothing to me personally…but I can see that this kind of”free speech”might piss folks off a wee bit.
Yes, I know exactly how Robertson, Falwell and their ilk would react. That’s my point. There would be holy outrage, to be sure, but you would not see Christians in the street burning embassies and screaming death to infidels.
It’s time we get off the moral equivalence bandwagon and recognize that this people will never be appeased. We give up our freedoms and way of life or we take a stand now and say enough.
Pat Robertson just might call for death to the perpetrator. That is his style these days!
Interesting use of the term “moral equivalence.” There is nothing moral about disrespecting anyone’s religion. There is nothing moral about deliberating inflaming another’s passions and anger. There is nothing moral in hatemongering.
You want to see moral equivalence? Go look in the mirror. You are confusing morality with politics. Yes freedom of speech is important and no there should not be laws that prevent us from expressing unpopular opinions. However, that doesn’t mean, that because we are free to express anything we like, regardless of how crude or insensitive, that we should. Moral means to conform to a standard of right behavior, to act righteously, virtuously and with nobility. To be morally equivalent means to make an excuse for acting in a way that is not right. You are being morally equivalent when you make the argument that we should not condemn the cartoons simply because freedom of expression means we can express anything. Wrong. You can express anything but being moral means that when you see something expressed that is wrong then you condemn it. You call it what it is-crude, thoughtless, insensitive. To do anything else is moral equivalency.
…different strokes for different folks
First of all the prophet isn’t God even by raghead standards so why the rage? The issue is simple they wish non Moslems to abide by their rules and beliefs, to submit.
I say Islam is a cancer on mankind.
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