09-27-2010, 09:13 AM
i agree. and on occasion, even "tip the boat over" (that brings back memories of carl douglas but i digress) but i do think that sometimes they get it wrong, go too far if that's possible, still if we didn't have people that took societies differences to and beyond the limit i think we would have much less freedoms than we do now.
on a personal level i think the guy putting the book out with the pics is just in it for the cash. nothing wrong with that but for me he loses a lot of his credibility. the first time the pics came out i felt it a reasonable statement on the differences within society on a religious level. the guy who did them the 2nd time knew full well what he was doing and it wasn't giving us a lesson in social differences through satire or creative interpretation. i wouldn't lose sleep should he cop a stiff one. (though i don't believe anyone has the right to physically attack him.)
again some of the things going on in the islamic/muslim world do disturb me though i'm still able to have happy dreams at night. their treatment of women doesn't fit in to my paradigm. because of this i feel them unjust in many ways.
should we attack or alienate them, of course not. nor they us for not believing what they believe.
and in general i don't think we do. both sides have fringe elements who as extremists take their beliefs to some non existent level and forcibly shove it down other peoples throats.
to get back on topic i have to say the original cartoonists are not the fringe elemnt or extremists. and should not be treated as such.
on a personal level i think the guy putting the book out with the pics is just in it for the cash. nothing wrong with that but for me he loses a lot of his credibility. the first time the pics came out i felt it a reasonable statement on the differences within society on a religious level. the guy who did them the 2nd time knew full well what he was doing and it wasn't giving us a lesson in social differences through satire or creative interpretation. i wouldn't lose sleep should he cop a stiff one. (though i don't believe anyone has the right to physically attack him.)
again some of the things going on in the islamic/muslim world do disturb me though i'm still able to have happy dreams at night. their treatment of women doesn't fit in to my paradigm. because of this i feel them unjust in many ways.
should we attack or alienate them, of course not. nor they us for not believing what they believe.
and in general i don't think we do. both sides have fringe elements who as extremists take their beliefs to some non existent level and forcibly shove it down other peoples throats.
to get back on topic i have to say the original cartoonists are not the fringe elemnt or extremists. and should not be treated as such.