--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_astute_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_astute_ff <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_astute_ff <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Many cultures have sacred symbols, or sinful acts -- that > often seem > > > > > trivial to other cultures. Creating an image of Mohammad -- in > Islam > > > > > is one of the latter. Seems odd to many christians. Hey its > just a > > > > > cartoon. But let the same see a US flag burned, and they are > > ready to > > > > > nuke the perpetrators. Another culture says, its just a piece of > > > > > cloth, why the fuss? > > > > > > > > > > In Norway, as I recall, its an intolerable crime to insult the > king, > > > > > even as a joke.. More so in Thailand as I recall, where you > can get > > > > > into serious trouble by doing so. Hard for Americans to "get" > > that -- > > > > > they joke about the royal family in UK and elsewhere all the > time -- > > > > > seeing kings as antiquated throwbacks of tyranny. > > > > > > > > > > But damn, mess with that flag -- or say something unholy about > Jesus > > > > > -- and your ass is fried. Lots of other examples -- Jewish Holy > > land, > > > > > Hindu sacred cows and temple sites (adhoya sp?), cutting a sikhs > > hair, > > > > > etc. > > > > > > > > > > To be insensitive to another culture and disrespect their sacred > > > > > things -- "because it seems trivial to us" -- is the height -- or > > > > > depth -- of stupidity, crudeness, rudeness, and barbarianism. > > > > > > > > > > To say "I think every news channel and newspaper in the world > should > > > > > publish the cartoon, including the ones in Muslim countries. > If the > > > > > fanatics have too many targets it will be the same as no targets" > > > > > marks you as the above. > > > > > > > > > > But hey, maybe you have a point. Lets go burn some flags, drag > some > > > > > crucifixes through urine, deface some Stars of David with > > swastikas, > > > > > and burn some crosses on every block across the US. If those US > > > > > fanatics have too many targets it will be the same as no targets". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anon_astute_ff <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anonyff" <anonyff@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mohamed cartoons. Publish or don't publish. Anyone here > > have an > > > > > > > opinion? Has MMY expressed an opinion? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think every news channel and newspaper in the world should > > publish > > > > > > the cartoon, including the ones in Muslim countries. If the > > fanatics > > > > > > have too many targets it will be the same as no targets. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flags ARE burned, crucifixes ARE immersed in urine, but no one > offers > > > > an 11.5 million dollar reward for the beheading of the purpetraitor. > > > > > > > (This happened today when an Indian gov't minister offered this > reward > > > > for the beheading of a danish cartoonist.). But I guess that's > just a > > > > cultural/religious difference, right? > > > > > > > > JohnY > > > > > > This is sick. You are somehow justifying mass publication of the > > > highest defamation of a world religion because some fool in goverment > > > does a stupid thing? > > > > > > > > > But the US usualy acts in a far more dignified way. It simply bombs > > > the shit out of offender of its "sacred" views. Or has the gov't over > > > thrown. > > > > > > > > > No, I was compairing the response to the supposed "highest defamation > > of a world religion". Several world religions actually. The odd thing > > is that they can actually convince us that cartoons of the prophet are > > more defamitory than blowing innocents up. > > > > JohnY > > Ah, you are sickened by the US blowing up innocents in Iraq also. > Far more than were killed in the twin towers. > > btw, what muslim said "cartoons of the prophet are more defamitory > than blowing innocents up"? I missed that. Was it on "Fuck-Ragheads > TV"? A favorite of yours I bet.
A prime example of tastefull speech there. Would you like behead me too? The Raghead comment was Peter's I believe not mine. And he was being funny. Even with all my ill-breeding I got that one. JohnY > > I think a more fair and balanced view is that most muslims are > disgusted with both the defamanation of the Prophet and US blowing up > innocents, and anyone blowing up innocents. Some are undoubtedly > disgusted with anyone blowing up anyone. > > To get into a comparative analysis of which is more disgusting would > seem a rather stupid question to most muslims, I would guess. Probably > asked or posed by some imbecelic american, they might guess. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
