Papers across Europe reprinting those carricatures of Mohammed

[Martin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4670370.stm

Started off with a French paper printing them to make a point about freedom of speech, and now a number of other papers have followed.

A big :thumbsup: from me for their actions.

 

[Meuge]

Exactly. They only do this because they perceive themselves to be above the rest of the world, as well as stronger than the rest of the world. Let the rest of the world show them that they're wrong. Appeasing religious fanatics is not a practice we should continue, both abroad, and in our own countries.

 

[jrenz]

Tomorrow: "Islamic leaders declare that the world must be punished for these crimes"

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: jrenz
Tomorrow: "Islamic leaders declare that the world must be punished for these crimes"

"In related news, the president of Iran has denied the existence of Northern Europe at a press conference earlier today...."

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: jrenz
Tomorrow: "Islamic leaders declare that the world must be punished for these crimes"

"In related news, the president of Iran has denied the existence of Northern Europe at a press conference earlier today...."

"And in the same sentence declared a jihad against it adding to the hypocracy"

 

[shuan24]

i would say the sh!t has now hit the fan.

 

[TheBDB]

It really makes it tough to find common ground with people who are that different culturally. I don't even know where to begin.

 

[Meuge]

Originally posted by: TheBDB
It really makes it tough to find common ground with people who are that different culturally. I don't even know where to begin.

Let's start by making them understand that the entire world isn't going to abide by their religious rules?

 

[CanOWorms]

I read that the far-right may be organizing counter anti-Muslim protests in Denmark and organize boycotts against Muslim-owned shops.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: jrenz
Tomorrow: "Islamic leaders declare that the world must be punished for these crimes"

But would the world please keep giving them charity.

They mention how palestinians held an anti-Denmark demonstration, yet at the same time Hamas is asking the EU not to stop their donations (EU gave the PA $600m last year). :roll:

 

[UglyCasanova]

Does anyone have a link to the actual cartoon?

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
Does anyone have a link to the actual cartoon?

Chcarnage posted a link to them in another thread.

link There is nudity near the bottom of the page, so don't go beyond the printing of the cartoons if you don't want to see a naked old guy.

 

[imported_hscorpio]

Originally posted by: Meuge

Originally posted by: TheBDB
It really makes it tough to find common ground with people who are that different culturally. I don't even know where to begin.

Let's start by making them understand that the entire world isn't going to abide by their religious rules?

If the rest of the world that believes in freedom of speech would really to the support of the danish paper and reprint these images, what is the ME going to so? Protesting every countries goods is not likely since they are dependent on trade too. Recalling all the ambassadors will only hurt the ME more.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: Meuge

Originally posted by: TheBDB
It really makes it tough to find common ground with people who are that different culturally. I don't even know where to begin.

Let's start by making them understand that the entire world isn't going to abide by their religious rules?

That should have been done long ago. Tolerance is a two way street.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: hscorpio

Originally posted by: Meuge

Originally posted by: TheBDB
It really makes it tough to find common ground with people who are that different culturally. I don't even know where to begin.

Let's start by making them understand that the entire world isn't going to abide by their religious rules?

If the rest of the world that believes in freedom of speech would really to the supprt of the danish paper and reprint these images, what is the ME going to so? Protesting every countries goods is not likely since they are dependent on trade too. Recalling all the ambasadors will only hurt the ME more.

Good idea!

 

[CanOWorms]

I find it ironic that Danish flags are being burned in protest in the Arab world.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Martin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4670370.stm

Started off with a French paper printing them to make a point about freedom of speech, and now a number of other papers have followed.

A big :thumbsup: from me for their actions.

Awesome! :thumbsup:

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: shuan24
i would say the sh!t has now hit the fan.

Ha! I'll like to see what they'll do now. Are they going to pull their ambassadors out of all those nations as well? LOL i doubt it.

 

[Polish3d]

Glad to see the Danish and other newspapers/people supporting this

On a side note, that Arabic woman in the fourth or fifth BBC pic is hawt!

 

[maddogchen]

I see no good that can come out of this.

 

[judasmachine]

I just have a quick question, and I know it isn't going to be popular...

What about a nice law abiding muslim that lives in say Denmark, or The Netherlands that is going to be boycotted, and probably harrassed for his religion when he isn't part of the demonstrations, doesn't give money to Hamas or whoever, etc? Surely they can't all be like the president of Iran, or OBL. Does this man become colateral damage in this hate counter-hate campaign?

 

[Vic]

While I fully support the freedom of the press, I see no reason for that freedom to be abused as an excuse to be disrespectful, hateful, or bigoted, or to incite tensions among a religious minority. In other words, just because you are free to do something does not mean that you should.

Nor should Denmark pretend that it is somehow enlightened or secular when it truly is not. It is one of the last surviving Christian monarchies in Europe, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark is the state church, which is supported by public taxation even on atheists and Muslims.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
I see no good that can come out of this.

I already see good, I see the end of papers finally bowing down to political threats. I see people standing up for there right to critisize after decades of PC growing larger and larger. I see freedom of the press being upheld again, after years of it slowly degrading. I see the power of the press being re-established. I see Europe finally starting to come to terms she doesn't need to bend over and take it up the a$$ from the imigrants she welcomes into her lands. If you want to come to a country, you come because that country has something to offer you, you do not come because you want to change the policies of that country. I see alot of good comming out of this, too bad if some people's toes were stepped on.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Vic
While I fully support the freedom of the press, I see no reason for that freedom to be abused as an excuse to be disrespectful, hateful, or bigoted, or to incite tensions among a religious minority. In other words, just because you are free to do something does not mean that you should.

Nor should Denmark pretend that it is somehow enlightened or secular when it truly is not. It is one of the last surviving Christian monarchies in Europe, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark is the state church, which is supported by public taxation even on atheists and Muslims.

Under your ideals cartoonist would not be allowed to make pictures mocking the administration, and papers would never be allowed to publish any article that might offend one person. People are too weak skinned in todays world and need learn how to take criticism. No harm was done to any person, none, there was nothing wrong with what they did.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: Vic
While I fully support the freedom of the press, I see no reason for that freedom to be abused as an excuse to be disrespectful, hateful, or bigoted, or to incite tensions among a religious minority. In other words, just because you are free to do something does not mean that you should.

Nor should Denmark pretend that it is somehow enlightened or secular when it truly is not. It is one of the last surviving Christian monarchies in Europe, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark is the state church, which is supported by public taxation even on atheists and Muslims.

Under your ideals cartoonist would not be allowed to make pictures mocking the administration, and papers would never be allowed to publish any article that might offend one person. People are too weak skinned in todays world and need learn how to take criticism. No harm was done to any person, none, there was nothing wrong with what they did.

I see that you've only been here a month but you've already perfected the art of completely miscontruing the other person's argument in order to cast it in the worst possible light. Way to pretend you're making yourself look cool by being obtuse. That is not my "ideal" nor did I imply even the slightest what you miscontrued to be my "ideal." Get a clue, eh?

Should cartoonists publish pictures derogatory of other racial and ethnic minorities? Asians with ponytails and buckteeth? Blackfaced negroes? Jews portrayed as miserly bankers?
What I said was "just because you are free to do something does not mean that you should," meaning that those who do such insensitive acts should not be celebrated for their bigotry, as virtually all the other posters here are doing.