Those bloody cartoons.
Feb. 8th, 2006 09:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreExcellent piece on the whole Danish Muhammad cartoons mess from the SFGate.
As for me, I've tried to be a good, understanding person. I've actually read the Koran (in translation), and have studied the history of the religion and culture. But the current level of insanity in Islam is pushing me into the "nuke Mecca" camp. The problem is that the bulk of the world's Muslims, while not radicals, refuse to do anything to stop the excesses of the extremists. Hell, from what I've seen, there seems to be almost an acceptance of the actions of terrorists and rabid mullahs in some quarters.
The base intolerance of the extremists pisses me off. I am not Muslim. If I decide to draw the Prophet, I have no bar to doing so. I am not an observant Jew, so I can eat pepperoni pizza with glee. Nor am I Catholic, so I am free to use birth control, etc.. The religious fanatics of the world are going to have to learn that they cannot impose their religious laws on others.
As for me, I've tried to be a good, understanding person. I've actually read the Koran (in translation), and have studied the history of the religion and culture. But the current level of insanity in Islam is pushing me into the "nuke Mecca" camp. The problem is that the bulk of the world's Muslims, while not radicals, refuse to do anything to stop the excesses of the extremists. Hell, from what I've seen, there seems to be almost an acceptance of the actions of terrorists and rabid mullahs in some quarters.
The base intolerance of the extremists pisses me off. I am not Muslim. If I decide to draw the Prophet, I have no bar to doing so. I am not an observant Jew, so I can eat pepperoni pizza with glee. Nor am I Catholic, so I am free to use birth control, etc.. The religious fanatics of the world are going to have to learn that they cannot impose their religious laws on others.
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Curiously, nobody else seems to see that there are multiple issues here
Date: 8 Feb 2006 18:44 (UTC)The issue you point out is true. If we tried to be ruled by the "you can'ts" of every other religion in the world, we'd be totally non-functional. There is moderation on the subject, though. For example, although I do not agree with the concept of veiling women, if I were going into a predominantly Muslim area, or into a religious service, I would probably don a cover as respect to others' sensibilities.
"Nuke 'em because they haven't tossed the scoundrels out"? I hope I'm not going to be held accountable for the continued existance in power of W. and Pat Robertson. I did the best I could about the former, though I'll admit I keep hopping the latter will just go away.