The argument "They do it too" is EXACTLY the point of this whole argument.
EVERYONE publishes cartoons offensive to someone else. That is the very nature if a political cartoon. Often, that is the PURPOSE of a political cartoon. EVERYONE eventually finds something outrageously offensive. The question is, what do you do about it. If such cartoons are really so offensive as to be worthy of a violent reaction, why would any paper ever be allowed to publish such offensive cartoons? This holds true in Canada, Denmark, Japan and Jordan. If such cartoons about Christians or Jews do not provoke outbreaks of violence, then why would anyone expect cartoons about Muslims to provoke violence. To me the whole things comes right back to 5th grade. If you can't take a joke about yourself, don't tell one about someone else. It appears to me that the West (as a simple handle) acknowledges that if they want to print such political cartoons that may offend someone, they have to accept such political cartoons that are offensive to them. It appears to me that the part of the Muslim world that is making such a todo about this feel it is fine to write such cartoons UNLESS it offends them. It is this stance that I dislike. Fair is fair. But even this uneven treatment is not the problem. People are illogical and inconsitant all the time. It is only when you couple this inconsitancy with violence that it becomes wrong. On 2/3/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And the peurile argument that "They do it too" also has no place in > logical discussion. Two wrongs don't make a right is something that is > taught in the sandbox. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195720 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
