Can't We All Get Along?!!!!!!!!!

Democracy Project ^ | February 2, 2006 | Bruce Kesler

[WaterDragon]

There are two simultaneous international uproars over the satiric cartoons that appeared in September in a small Danish newspaper, and they reflect the Wall between Western and Islamic values.

In most of the West, there is reaction to the strong-arm tactics mounted by the Arab states against Denmark, and Muslim demands that the Western press be censored in line with Arab sensitivities. In Muslim countries, there is state inciting of outrage that Mohammed is dissed by cartoons.

The Washington Post’s Jefferson Morley describes the two differing views:

"Islam forbids any representation of the Prophet," the paper's [France Soir, before its Egyptian owner fired its editor] front page editorial says today. "The question is, are all those who are not Muslims obliged to honour that prohibition? Can you imagine a society that added up all the prohibitions of the different religions? What would remain of the freedom to think, to speak, or even to come and go freely?"

Versus

A government official in the United Arab Emirates offered a very different definition of freedom of expression to the Khaleej Times. "Freedom of expression means freedom to express one's views in ways that will not affect social harmony," he said.

That “social harmony” is epitomized by despots persecuting their peoples, supporting each others’ armed threats to the West and by terrorists, by anti-Semitic cartoons resonant of the Nazis, by oppression and murder of Christians, by fatwahs for the murder of dissidents and Westerners.....[more]

[hosepipe]

Grab ToTo Dorothy prepare to return to Kansas...

Quite simply NO... War will NOT cease and everybody will NEVER love each other.. EVER.. Karl Marx was a moron.. Lenin was a bald even stern'er Barney Fife..

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Very well stated. Your final sentence is most appropriate: I have undying faith that we will do as much and more to stand up to the theocrats who would threaten and intimidate the right of those in other nations to do and say what they please.

This speaks volumes.

[ConservaTexan]

Your post hit the nail on the head. We need to realize that war was declared on us no later than 9-11-01, probably sooner. Not many people are willing to call this a religious war, because they are afraid of how it will be recieved in the west. As soon as the US realizes the gravity of the situation that is at hand, we can begin to deal with it appropriately. I think Winston Churchill said it best many, many years ago: "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."

[hookman]

here you go, this may come up again...

[sheik yerbouty]

A very apt description!

[Wraith]

They call us crusaders in their news media, the question that Bush has answered is to not disappoint them.

[Wraith]

Its a matter of who can read over there, you know English. Give it about a century or two but one things for sure they sure know how to look at cartoons....

[danamco]

We have had the bravery to stand up to the theocrats of our own religious right, who would choose for us what we can say and do here in our own country. I have undying faith that we will do as much and more to stand up to the theocrats who would threaten and intimidate the right of those in other nations to do and say what they please.


Jimmuh carter did NOT have the balls to stand up to the theocrats!!!

[Nebr FAL owner]

Some day in the politically correct press, I would truly love to see a caricature cartoon of the false prophet Mohammed buggering a goat. Just to piss off the 7th century retrograde retards so we can have an excuse to deal with them in the most effecient manner ....exterminate with extreme prejudice.