Oh well. I suppose the brow-beating of Western culture shouldn't stop at political cartoons. Not even Mozart is safe.
Good night, Europe.
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To: Rutles4Ever
Dhimmitude and self-censorship. So long freedom of speech... Hello, Universal Caliphate...
To: Rutles4Ever
3 posted on
09/25/2006 3:24:08 PM PDT by
x_plus_one
(Stand up for Christ or die at the hands of a heathen God.)
To: Rutles4Ever
what'd you expect from the land that closed an eye to The Final Solution?
4 posted on
09/25/2006 3:26:59 PM PDT by
the invisib1e hand
("...peace is the result of victory...")
To: sitetest
To: Rutles4Ever
authorities warned it could present an "incalculable security risk". So ring the place with Claymore mines. Put snipers, with low light capability, on the roof. Screen everyone through explosive detectors. Anyone who looks the least bit middle eastern, or Chechnyian, gets extra attention (Strip search).
Kill as many Jihadies as possible when they attack. Ditto if they so much as approach the place in "protest".
Won't happen, these are the new "sensitive" Germans. Until that is, they decide it's once again time to go rampaging across Europe.
8 posted on
09/25/2006 3:30:12 PM PDT by
El Gato
To: Rutles4Ever
"Not even Mozart is safe." Perhaps they'll replace the show with a performance of:
9 posted on
09/25/2006 3:31:16 PM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Rutles4Ever
Aren't they afraid of Greeks, Christians and Buddhists committing violent acts and tearing down the theater? This is so absurd that it borders on comedy. The religion of peace has the entire world trembling in fear lest they offend a crazed, violent Muslim.
10 posted on
09/25/2006 3:32:06 PM PDT by
Merry
To: Rutles4Ever
11 posted on
09/25/2006 3:34:58 PM PDT by
lesser_satan
(EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
To: Rutles4Ever
European immigrant Moslems go to the opera????
14 posted on
09/25/2006 3:37:37 PM PDT by
cloud8
To: Rutles4Ever
I don't suppose the Germans hesitated to show the blasphemic "Jesus Christ, Superstar," did they?
15 posted on
09/25/2006 3:39:11 PM PDT by
unspun
(What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
To: Rutles4Ever
The Muslim outrage is winning, and we are letting it.
They've already started altering literature in Turkey to 'conform'.
The Pope has been threatened and condemned for quoting an Emperor from centuries ago.
Is Western civilization so weak that is it cowering in fear at offending Muslims over such minutia?
16 posted on
09/25/2006 3:40:47 PM PDT by
TomGuy
To: wideawake
To: Rutles4Ever
King Idomeneo presents the lopped-off heads of Poseidon, Jesus, Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed and displays them on four chairs. As a Jew I am deeply offended that Moses' severed head was not included in this performance
To: Rutles4Ever
There is no need in intentionally aggravating the situation. There is no good done in pushing the moderates towards the direction of the radicals.
However, you can NOT appease mad angry Muslims who still live in a time where you convert people at swords edge. The Pope said nothing wrong or bad. There was no need to apologize for nothing wrong was done. But people who 'want to be mad' will find a reason to be mad.
Of course the elitist Europeans quickly claimed Bush to be ignorant and uncultured (The typical cliché) because of his insensitive reference to the Crusades in a speech years ago (After 3,000 Americans died), but in reality even then, in context nothing wrong was said. But as with the Danish cartoons or with the words of the Pope, mad people will find a reason to be mad. Bush is simply disliked in secular liberal Chirac/Schroeder land and any angle to attack him is legitimate in their eyes.
Already now, the climate in much of Europe is changing. Many Europeans are fair weather friends who would demand our help if in trouble. However, some of those same nations under the pretense of national sovereignty and false moral justification will deny help to the US if we are attacked, which is quiet literally what happened. These are the same nations that state its all about the oil and that nations have nothing but interests. Today, they are beginning to realize, it is in their interest to stand with us. They too are an infidel, only a lower priority target, for the time being at least. As time goes on, the truth becomes more and more apparent, and even those who subtly claimed that a global war on terror is all just the fantasy of George Bush, are having a harder and harder time pretending all is safe and OK.
I guess, as long as they don't have to pay but can reap all the rewards the 'schmarotzer' (leaches) out there will play their game. But when push comes to shove, they have no choice and they do know what's on the line. Even in 2003 and 2004 at the hight of the anti-Bush rhetoric, France and Germany began monitoring Mosques, deporting belligerents, tightening down immigration laws, and enforcing them with more vigor. Why? Because they see the threat. If forced, they will fight, but they would simply rather see the US burn up its resources, sit back and arm chair criticize, while making deals since after all, they are the nice guy and we are the bad guy.
'Some' in Europe are playing a game, a game that was played for decades even in the Cold War. While protected by NATO some contributed little to nothing and claimed they were neutral, or NATO was bad, or whatever else. Again, false moral arguments surfaced and were circulated that basically turned the world on its head. In the end, what it really was about is "Let the other guy pay for it while we benefit for free". But would these nations have fought like hell had they been invaded? Absolutely.
Today it's no different. As they begin seeing the threat and realize they too are affected and it's unavoidable, they begin taking action.
20 posted on
09/25/2006 4:01:07 PM PDT by
Red6
To: Rutles4Ever
When the **** is the West going to tell "outraged Muslims" to take a hike?
To: Rutles4Ever
Mozart has nothing to do with it - this is just a silly staging gimmick of this particular production. Good riddance if you ask me.
Now, if staged properly, there are any number of operas that could legitimately give Muslims the heebie-jeebies - a few that are relatively commonly produced -
The Abduction from the Seraglio - Mozart
I Lombardi, or Jerusalem - Verdi
El Cid - Massenet
There are lots more, from an age when the Muslim as bogeyman was PC.
22 posted on
09/25/2006 4:03:27 PM PDT by
buwaya
To: Rutles4Ever
How can anybody think that bashing Christianity is in any way avant garde?
Come on, all of you brave "artists". I dare you. I double dare you.
To: Rutles4Ever
I wish Mohammed's head had been lopped off at an early age. Would of saved the world a lot of grief.
27 posted on
09/25/2006 4:24:49 PM PDT by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: Rutles4Ever
At least they are honest about the reason for cancelling the opera. Most organizations would claim that they are doing so out of respect for Islam. These guys admit that they are afraid of a violent response.
28 posted on
09/25/2006 4:41:14 PM PDT by
freakboy
To: Rutles4Ever
"Good night, Europe".
Such a simple few words, but so revealing in truth. Excellent.
29 posted on
09/25/2006 4:50:34 PM PDT by
alarm rider
(Those that vote for RINOS knowingly, have already admitted defeat.)
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