lizzie
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Re: Should The US Make Speech That's Critical or Disparaging of Mohammed a Crime?
I suspect that if the media would stop sensationalizing the issue, and people would ignore them, for the most part, much of it would just fade away. That's the problem with being outraged- it feeds the fire of those that the outrage is directed against.
I guess the question I would ask, then, is why it was necessary to shield him from view in the first place? Make no mistake -- I have nothing but complete admiration for those who volunteer their time to act as human shields against these vile things -- but if the very fact that they are doing so is what allows the things to continue their actions, then perhaps it is counter productive in the long run.
I suspect that if the media would stop sensationalizing the issue, and people would ignore them, for the most part, much of it would just fade away. That's the problem with being outraged- it feeds the fire of those that the outrage is directed against.