Thats the chicken or the egg problem. Usually the more well off the country is the less religious it is, or is it the other way.
woke up this morning to a peaceful world. obama's taking the troops out of afghanistan and they should all be home by memorial day! good job guys!
Yep, good post. As a Muslim, I'm not backing the violent reactions either. I actually condemn them. All I am saying is that draw mohammad day is not truly about free speech.
That is your opinion to others it is exactly about free speech, the encroachement of ideals under the guise of being offended, that needs to be dealt with, and some people feel this is the way to do it. I get that you don't agree, fine, but others do....as an example: Link to article Prophet Mohammad cartoon angers South African Muslims updated 2 hours, 41 minutes ago JOHANNESBURG - A South African weekly on Friday published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad complaining that his followers lack a sense of humor, angering Muslims and raising fear of reprisal attacks during next month's World Cup. South Africa will host the month-long soccer tournament from June 11 and police have pledged to protect the 300,000 expected foreign visitors and the teams taking part. The Mail & Guardian newspaper published a sketch by renowned South African cartoonist Zapiro after a court rejected an overnight bid by Muslim advocacy groups for an injunction to prevent the newspaper from printing the cartoon. The cartoon depicts the prophet on a psychologist's couch saying that his followers do not have a sense of humor. Muslims consider any depiction of the founder of Islam to be offensive. In 2005, a Danish newspaper published cartoons of Mohammad which were subsequently republished elsewhere, sparking violent protests that killed several dozen people. South Africa's Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said it would meet to discuss the cartoon, which it deemed highly offensive to the religious sensibilities of Muslims. "It seems to be provocative in many ways on the very eve of the World Cup in South Africa, when we need peaceful co-existence and co-operation amongst religious communities in South Africa," said MJC President Ihsaan Hendricks. "The M&G (Mail & Guardian) needed to understand that offending the South African Muslim community is offending the international Muslim community," he added. About 80 percent of South Africa's 50 million population is Christian and 1.5 percent Muslim. Muslims are well integrated in South African society and there has been little extremist violence with the exception of Muslim-led attacks on drug dealers in Cape Town several years ago. Callers to Johannesburg-based Talk Radio 702 said the Mail & Guardian was irresponsible for printing the cartoon so close to World Cup and this could raise the possibility of a terrorist attack during the tournament. But a few others supported the paper and its right to free speech. An alleged al Qaeda militant who was arrested in Iraq on Monday said he had suggested an attack on the Danish and Dutch teams at the World Cup to avenge insults against the Prophet Mohammad. DD
wait one second. we've already been told that this does not offend non-extremists. obviously, the pro-muslim media left out mr. hendricks quote about taking up arms against those who supported this cartoon.
Yeah, we should all walk on egg shells so not to offend anyone. Not that you worry about that, calling people "idiots" "Dicks" and "r****ds". DD
you've unsurprisingly missed my points. i used that language to watch you get offended. and my most recent post was showing that someone trying to speak for all muslims was wrong.
It varies from one economic block to the other but in this case, terrorism functioned as an inhibitor, that further exacerbated Pakistan's weak democratic institution as well as economic activity (which was booming relatively at the start of the millennium). The overall effect could be considered a negative feedback cycle. This is supported by a 2009 paper called, The Origins of Terrorism - Cross-Country Estimates on Socio-Economic Determinants of Terrorism (see quote about its summary below).
I didn't get offended, I am trying to help you realize why you got banned in the first place, because I would prefer you stick around a while. DD
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8697213.stm [rquoter]"There needs to be a fine line drawn. Otherwise the freedom of expression can turn into freedom to offend."[/rquoter] What a stupid thing to say.
It was all about freedom of speech, and now mine has been saved thanks to people who wanted to offend the majority of muslims to punish the tiny fraction that react violently.
Got it. Protesting anything or standing up against any wrong in the world is a waste of time if it doesn't fix everything instantly.
Don't overreact Dave. I fully support the protests against the evil that is Islam. I think you should fight to the death for your right to insult and inflame those who believe in the Muslim religion. They wear towels on their head after all, amirite?
Do you really think of it as "punishment"? Anytime that someone makes a Catholic priest joke is that punishment against Catholics?
Appreciate that. I knew when it comes to my crusade to insult aggressive stupidity I could count on you to have my back. Meanwhile, I've read over and over from muslims on this forum and others that they could not care less about these drawings. So I guess the extreme ones are the ones being offended. Mission Accomplished.
