Culture Clash
Eric | February 8, 2006
Freedom is a good thing. Too bad the islamic world doesnt value freedom, as seen by the fury over recent newspaper cartoons.
I like the Danish response:
“I think everybody should realize that neither the Danish government nor the Danish people can be held responsible for what is published in a free and independent newspaper,” he told CNN’s Matthew Chance.
“It’s up to the courts to decide whether the law had been infringed; it’s not up to the government.”
I would like to thank the islamic world for proving the cartoonist correct. Why represent your religion as one that promotes peace when you can get your panties in a wad and riot? Its a classic case of freedom vs blind and unwavering religious zealotry. With each passing day, zealotry is shown to be the norm with the Islamic faith. The idea of free expression vs the lust for theological dominance at the point of a gun.
I like the words of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach:
But what we are saying is that the collective entity of Islam as represented by those who consistently speak in its name or take to the streets to fight its battles, are violent, and they are the new Islam.
This reminds me of the fuss over the Rachel Corrie cartoon that ran in the Diamondback on campus several years ago:
The fury was stupid then, its no less stupid now.
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