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Religion of Peace update
Being that I’ve been preoccupied all week, I’m a little late to the party on Islam’s latest fatwas. But these pictures were too good to let pass without a few comments. (h/t: Michelle Malkin)
Hey wait, these are getting good. Maybe while reading the signs, you should imagine Elton John’s “Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Yep, you published an editorial cartoon pointing out the irony of violence in Islamofascism, so we’re going to murder you by the thousands. Oops, I tripped on my own irony. Damn you, infidels!
Wow. All this outrage. Over a Danish cartoon (and no, I don’t mean a silly drawing about a morning pastry).
Unless you’ve been under a rock all week, you’ve already seen the stories about the cartoon featuring a drawing of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban, with a lit fuse and the Islamic creed written on the bomb itself. There have been several others as well, but I think that one was the most controversial. These editorial cartoons could be a bit offensive to Muslims, I’m sure.
But certainly no more offensive than the fact that Muslim jihandists frequently DO use bombs to kill non-Muslims, supposedly under direction from Mohammed and definitely under direction from Islamic imams.
I was going to write about this earlier this week, when the story first broke. In fact, I was gonna publish the cartoons as well. But it’s fortunate that work got in the way and delayed me until now. I happened upon a very good piece by Hugh Hewitt today in regards to this whole brouhaha. And it got me to thinking a little differently about the issue:
There are hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the globe among Muslim peoples who they are trying to befriend. The jihadists like nothing more than evidence that these troops represent a West intent on a new crusade and a new domination of Muslims. Idiot cartoonists make our troops’ jobs more difficult, and the jihadists’ mission easier.
We rightly condemn and must continue to condemn every anti-Semitic outburst from the president of Iran and every anti-Semitic cartoon published in the hate press of the Middle East. Those condemnations loose [sic]some of their force among some of the world if we rush to defend those cartoons that can objectively be seen as anti-Muslim.
The jihadists are the enemy, not the Muslim world. Refusing to recognize how idiot cartoonists can indeed offend Muslims who are not only not Islamofascists but also our allies and even our fellow citizens is to refuse Muslims the right to at least the same level of disgust that Christians display when they denounce stupid NBC series like The Book of Daniel or shows like Will & Grace.
Hewitt might be overstating things a bit, as I think the kind of Muslims involved in these protests and violence are way beyond the kind of reasonable folk we’d like to imagine them to be. He raises some interesting points. But does that mean we need to censor the world’s presses so we don’t get Muslims angry? Does it mean the world must walk on eggshells when it comes to Islam?
It does if these protesters have their way.
I don’t know about you, but I see a vast difference between writing letters that say “we’re offended at the anti-(insert religion here) nature of your show, we’re not going to patronize your sponsors” and taking to the streets with signs that promise mass murder in retaliation for hurt feelings. A world of difference between saying “we find this rude and inappropriate” and the kind of vitriol currently being offered up by Muslim protesters around the world.
But that’s nothing new. Islam is held to a lower standard than everyone else. After all, we don’t wanna make ‘em angry, right? In fact, several news agencies are refusing to show the cartoons in question out of “respect for Islam.” Jonathan over at Crush Liberalism points out the hypocrisy:
Consider the following:
Billionaire Ted referred to Christian employees as “Jesus freaks” and Christianity as “a religion for losers”;
CNN gladly ran a segment with artwork considered relatively blasphemous;
CNN aired (and showed) a segment on a work of “art” that depicted the Virgin Mary covered in elephant dung;
CNN didn’t worry about offending those who believe in Christ by showing a magazine cover depicting deranged “George Bush hates black people” rapper Kanye West in a “Passion of the Christ”-type picture.
Considering all of these, one must wonder where this new respect for religion came from.
In other words, showing images or uttering words that may denigrate the P.I. religion of Christianity is “just reporting the news”, while showing images or uttering words that may offend Muslim sensibilities is “disrespectful.” Thanks for clearing that up, CNN.
Personally, I find it interesting how these angry mujahadeen hide behind masks. But then, what else should we expect from lunatics who use hunting knives to behead their women hostages and use retarded children as suicide bombers? That’s some mighty fine Islamic evangelism.
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More about the Mohammed cartoons:
My Pet Jawa has a few good posts on it here, here, and here.
Michelle Malkin has an entire The Muhammad Cartoons Blogburst.
Captain Ed calls this the press’ capitulation Marching To Dhimmitude.
The Anchoress points out more religious inconsistency in the media.
Pam at Blogmeister points out the Liberals’ hypocrisy over editorial cartoons.
Beth at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has several new entries in the Fatwa This category.
Speaking of fatwas, Banagor takes the gloves off in his latest rant about Mohammed.
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12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
