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I keep getting the impression that Islam is irrational, and there's just no use talking to it. The only thing it understands is force.

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That's why Sebby's afraid to ask it if it wants to be treated as one big, violent mass.

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Islam told me to tell you that you're mistaking it for women. Islam is just like the Italians that way.

p.s., The Italians are the ones who really killed Christ you know.

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Mentiroso! Este es tu, pero soy el originale! The real deal amigo!

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Damn liberal media!

S_A_M

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It puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again....

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I thought it was the Jews.

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So what makes "this" cartoon depicting Muslim inclination towards violence so different from other ones?


Not “turns out”. You know as well as I that muslim inclination towards violence was an issue before this cartoon was printed. This cartoon did not make it an issue.

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I said: You don't think a cartoon depicting a bunch of suicide bombers lining up in heaven for virgins does not have merit?

Oh please: This is not a picture for the Louvre, it is a political cartoon, and the subject of a “woman” is much more broad than the specific subject of suicide bombers lining up outside of heaven for virgins. So are you saying that this particular picture of suicide bombers lining up in heaven for virgins is not good but there could be a political cartoon with the same theme that is good? This one was made by a hack but there could be one that has the same artistic merit as the Mona Lisa? – give me a break. You said that these cartoons had absolutely no merit, and that they were insulting muslims “for absolutley no reason”.



It seemed you didn’t because you said these cartoons had absolutely not merit and there printing serve no purpose. Since they were pretty typical political cartoons, with pretty obvious themes it just seemd to me that you didn't think political cartoons had merit.

The point was a political observation that many Muslims were dying for Virgins in heaven which is a little absurd, and that many of the followers of Mohammed were prone to violence. These were current substantive issues. They had just as murch purpose and merit as most other political cartoons. And it is ridiculous to say they couldn’t forsee the trouble. Not after Rushdie and that Dutch politician getting murdered.

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I said: Do you really think the points these cartoons were trying to make have no place in the public discourse?

What is wrong with me? Well this is what you said earlier:

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No one has ever said that you would want censorship inscribed in law. What we keep saying again and again is when the media won't print something out of fear of "offending" someone the effect on free speech is substantially the same as passing a law banning it (Did you think I got that wrong? Did you not say that we should not print this stuff because it has no merit and it is offensive? Do I need to get the quotes?)

It's a Festivus miracle! You finally understood what Hank was saying. Just out of curiosity, why do you think I understood what he was saying and you didn't? Especially when I started reading half way through the conversation.

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Actually he was crucified which was strickly an Italian (Roman) way of executing people. The Jews get a walk on this one. And since Christian doctrine has taught us that the son holds the guilt of his fathers actions (we all carry original sin from Adam eating the Apple), that means, as a son of Italy, you are guilty of killing the savior and the one true God.

How does that make you feel?

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Really? Damn.

Mea Culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

S_A_M

P.S. The statements in your second Ty vs. Ty post aren't actually contradictory.

This Is Interesting . . .
 

Not that anyone cares much anymore . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/...eak/index.html

A leaked letter from Fitzgerald to Libby's lawyers says that Libby's disclosure to Judith Miller of classified information on the contents of the National Intelligence Estimate was authorized by "his superiors."

Wonder who that could be?

S_A_M

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For one, a lot of Muslims seem to attach some importance to the fact that it depicts Mohammed.

I imagine you'd be embarrassed to stereotype a lot of other groups in this way.

I was talking about cartoons that depict Mohammed, and it appears you now are not. Either you misunderstood me, or you are changing the subject.

Well, I guess you misunderstood. I thought they'd weren't particularly interesting, and therefore weren't worth running if they'd offend a lot of people.