When a few simple drawings, however controversial, can trigger outrage from Cairo to Kuala Lumpur, it is clear that something is askew in the psyche of a civilization. To put it plainly, the Islamic world has a chip on its shoulder.
I don't think I'd use the phrase "chip on its shoulder" exactly. islam clearly produces an inferior culture. One in which rationality and some level of tolerance, cooperation and compromise is impossible to achieve. It explains why every country with a significant muslim population is several centuries behind those of its civilized counterparts and why the question of whether islam could ever be compatible with evolved humanity has been answered in the negative.
The question today is whether or not muslims can coexist with mankind, and they're making a strong argument that they can't.
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"
You hit the nail on the head. Everything about islam is inferior. Everything about islam is a failure. Something islamofascists are in denial about.
Religion is merely a manifestation of a society's culture. If Islam didn't exist, its practitioners would simply create another belief system that supported suicide/homicide, paranoia, chauvinism and failure.
The problem isn't Islam per se (even though it provides a useful marker), it's the neurotics previously confined to the sh*t-holes of the world who can now reach out and 'touch us' with a WMD.
"islam clearly produces an inferior culture."
Exactly right....but one with a superiority complex. What this particular episode shows me is exactly why I back Bush 100% on the war on terror. (Just wish he'd do SOMETHING for our borders) This reaction over a few cartoons that hurt nobody...after being read you still have your head, limbs and life... but total apathy over their so called extremists killing thousands and beheading innocent people, INCLUDING OTHER MUSLIMS.