Thursday, October 9, 2008

No sense of irony?

An awful lot of Muslims seem to be pissed off about a Danish cartoon depicting the prophet with a bomb in his cap. They scream that it's disrespectful to imply that the adherents of the religion are violent, and they then show their displeasure by burning embassies, brutally attacking people, and basically justifying the cartoonist's portrayal. The irony seems completely lost on these nut-jobs despite the fact that it's about as obvious as a heart attack.
If they really want something to be upset about, why not direct their anger against the Jihad-types that daily kill innocent Muslims and others? How about repressive Muslim governments that make life hell for those living under their rule? Oh, and by the way, Mohammed has been portrayed in art throughout the ages, so this crap about displaying his image as blasphemous is just another weak justification for violence.
Before Christian get all high and mighty, though, they should remember that there are radical Christians out there that are just as wacky if not as numerous. How about the guy that bombed the Atlanta Olympics? The folks that kill policemen, doctors, and nurses at Planned Parenthood? How about the Christian militias in Africa that are slaughtering thousands of 'non-believers'?
And then there are the threats to liberal cartoonists.

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