I read something in yesterdays WSJ that pretty much traced most of this shit back to one radical in Denmark. He went so far with his "let's get Muslims rield up at the Danes" act as to include ADDITIONAL cartoons which were never ran in the paper, including one picture of a pig with a caption of "This is the REAL picture of Mohammed" in the propaganda he distrubuted in the Middle East.
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Originally Posted by The Dallas Morning News
A Call for Civility: Both sides out of line over Danish cartoons
05:22 AM CST on Tuesday, February 7, 2006
ADanish newspaper delivered a totally insensitive insult with its call last fall for cartoonists to draw pictures of the prophet Muhammad. Such depictions violate Muslim law, and the newspaper had proposed the assignment to test whether cartoonists would censor themselves.
Now, months after publication, radical Islamists have used this ridiculous cartoon experiment as an excuse to manipulate violent political demonstrations and destruction across Europe and the Middle East.
The provocation – almost a "let's kick the anthill and see what happens" mentality – and the virulent, deadly protests that have followed show both sides at their worst.
We agree with the many who say the radicals' behavior is indefensible. In fact, in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani suggested that militant Muslims are distorting Islam's image. In the U.S., the Council on American-Islamic Relations said, "Everyone has the right to peacefully protest defamatory attacks on their religious figures, but protesters should not reinforce existing stereotypes by resorting to violence or inflammatory rhetoric."
We're also outraged by the Danish newspaper's childish stunt, just as we are by toxic depictions of Jews and Christians in extremist Muslim publications and schools. All must end, because such behavior fosters a climate of hate and religious intolerance.
That's why this editorial board sees this nasty mess not so much as a free speech issue as about respect for religious sensibilities and the need to embrace the idea of discourse over carnage.
We recognize that Europe remains shaken by the brutal murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh for defaming Islam in 2004. And, like much of Europe, Denmark is confronting snarly issues as a result of growing Muslim populations.
But there's no humor or purpose in mindlessly provoking religious discord. Nor is there justification for turning an insult into an opportunity for fiery, hostile rampages.
We'll never accomplish anything until both sides quit kicking the anthill.
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(emphasis mine)
Hey ABC, is that more moral equivocation? Cuz that's exactly how I feel about this whole damn thing.
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