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Should we flood the world with images of Muhammed?

Should we flood the world with images of Muhammed?

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DifferentDrummr said:
That being the case, how would it accomplish anything by antagonizing all those people with Mohammed artwork?
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Overwhelming is the word.

If there's an overwhelming number of images posted, billions and billions, perhaps those easily angered would see that fighting such a thing would be useless.

It's easy to walk out of your house in Philadelphia and call Cowboy's fans a bunch of jerk-offs.
Much harder to do that in Dallas wouldn't ya say?

If only a small handful of very brave media outlets will publish cartoons, they become easy targets.
If everybody does it then what? You gonna take on the world?

Some would say they already are, so what's the point. Maybe that's true. Maybe not.

If 3/4's of the planet basically steps up and says "we're not going to be bullied by you and your religion" it might be productive.

Seriously, pencil drawings of anything are not grounds for killing somebody.
The world needs to stand up and shout this from the roof tops.

Not cower into the shadows and say that doing such a thing is something that shouldn't be done.
 
Dragonfly said:
yes - because killing people because people are killing people makes a ton of sense. :roll:
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Kill or be killed. Your choice is?
 
Dragonfly said:
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Name me some street gangs who would think something as benign and harmless as this drawing would be justifiable grounds for an all-out assault on a building and the entire group of people in it.


You know, because of religious reasons.
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You are confusing the issue. Street gangs, like these (tribes of?) Islamic fanatics, are not concerned about "reason" in the least. They are concerned with power, control and gaining the respect of their peers. These "terrorists", like street gangsters or other tribal societies, do not think that God, government or anyone. other than their gang (or tribe), will take care of them or their families so they seek to help their gang (or tribe) gain more power.
 
spangledbanner said:
We Australians are not American or French and this type of thing is illegal in Australia. Charlie Hedbo could not have published his trash in Australia or he would have been arrested. We have laws that make his type of trash illegal. In Australia you cannot use media to insult or humiliate people.

Do you French and Americans want to start insulting Aboriginals do you? If you have such freedom to be obnoxious then what is all the fuss over the Redskins logo?

Is attacking African Americans with media an act of freedom and artistic expression? This is what the world has come to with USA leading and France as "the capital of the world" is it? You French and Americans have the right to be offensive, obnoxious and provocative and this is freedom is it? Well not in Australia. Us Aussies disagree with your uncivilized idea of freedom.
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Your message: "I say what I am told to say because I am free."

Your accusations against me as an American are offensive. Stop it.
 
joko104 said:
That wasn't one of the options you had to pick from.
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Rarely are there ever just two options, and surely almost never-ever are you the one to decide how many options there are.

Non-violent protest.

I shouldn't need to kill anyone in order to make them believe killing somebody is wrong.
Don't you see where that leads?
 
No. Childish. Waste of time.

Blowing **** up and shooting people because you're offended is childish behavior. It's the grown up version of a 2 year old tantrum. Reacting to a tantrum by having a tantrum of your own doesn't fix a damned thing and the idiot children whose behavior you're supposedly trying to change are just going to look at you like you're the idiot.
 
spangledbanner said:
We Australians are not American or French and this type of thing is illegal in Australia. Charlie Hedbo could not have published his trash in Australia or he would have been arrested. We have laws that make his type of trash illegal. In Australia you cannot use media to insult or humiliate people.

Do you French and Americans want to start insulting Aboriginals do you? If you have such freedom to be obnoxious then what is all the fuss over the Redskins logo?

Is attacking African Americans with media an act of freedom and artistic expression? This is what the world has come to with USA leading and France as "the capital of the world" is it? You French and Americans have the right to be offensive, obnoxious and provocative and this is freedom is it? Well not in Australia. Us Aussies disagree with your uncivilized idea of freedom.
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So what? You are insignificant.

Show of hands....

Who in here gives two ****s what the Aussie's think about our American freedom of speech?

I would tell them to shut their piehole and go throw another shrimp on the barbi.

Sheeesh....
 
Seems to me, if you want to have rights respected, you need to respect those rights yourself and not abuse them. What purpose is served by spreading further "cartoons" that are offensive to a large population of the world. The reaction of the few who chose to murder innocent people in retaliation of this exercise of expression can only be justified if such wanton disrespect is copied and expanded. One could argue that in the context of an article or expression of an idea, the use of humour in this form helps to make the point. That doesn't extend, however, to compounding the insult for no purpose other than to offend and punish.
 
spangledbanner said:
We Australians are not American or French and this type of thing is illegal in Australia. Charlie Hedbo could not have published his trash in Australia or he would have been arrested. We have laws that make his type of trash illegal. In Australia you cannot use media to insult or humiliate people.

Do you French and Americans want to start insulting Aboriginals do you? If you have such freedom to be obnoxious then what is all the fuss over the Redskins logo?

Is attacking African Americans with media an act of freedom and artistic expression? This is what the world has come to with USA leading and France as "the capital of the world" is it? You French and Americans have the right to be offensive, obnoxious and provocative and this is freedom is it? Well not in Australia. Us Aussies disagree with your uncivilized idea of freedom.
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Funny thing is...it almost sounds like you are PROUD of that. :sarcasticclap

Now...should we flood the world with images of Muhammad. No. Not unless I am missing something and Muhammad is doing something today worthy of ridicule. Should we flood the world with images of scumbag terrorists placing them and their actions in despicable light? Yes...of course.
 
PoS said:
When I was young my mom always told me that if youve got nothing good to say then dont say anything. I think a few Muslims have become intolerant simply because they feel disrespected by the West and quite a few of their countries are occupied by Western militaries and people are dying over there.
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Well, isn't that just too damned bad.
 
spangledbanner said:
Isnt Charlie Hedbo a bully? His cartoons were designed to be offensive, hurtful and provocative, right?
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Nope,

They were meant to be funny. If buncha idiots cannot take a joke, then the point of disagreement serves like a cultural barrier that demonstrates that the more tolerant live within the area.

Besides, I keep telling this, works of CH were meant to be funny, and the content was nearly everything - Jokes were not only about Muslims.
 
Dragonfly said:
Overwhelming is the word.

If there's an overwhelming number of images posted, billions and billions, perhaps those easily angered would see that fighting such a thing would be useless.
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Most Muslims have no interest in "fighting" it. They'll just be annoyed with you for doing it. Why annoy someone intentionally when it's possible that they could even help you deal with the radical gangsters?
 
Dragonfly said:
Live and let live.
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You don't say. Imagine applying that little homily to the Nazi regime in Germany. It should be obvious to any normal adult that there is no living in the world with people who are utterly determined to either enslave you, or exterminate you. There is only killing them by the boatload before they can do it to you, so that the rest are so scared they will never even think about crossing you.
 
Lutherf said:
No. Childish. Waste of time.

Blowing **** up and shooting people because you're offended is childish behavior. It's the grown up version of a 2 year old tantrum. Reacting to a tantrum by having a tantrum of your own doesn't fix a damned thing and the idiot children whose behavior you're supposedly trying to change are just going to look at you like you're the idiot.
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I get what you're saying, but I don't equate childish behavior with murderous behavior.

One can be laughed at or ignored, the other.....
 
matchlight said:
You don't say. Imagine applying that little homily to the Nazi regime in Germany. It should be obvious to any normal adult that there is no living in the world with people who are utterly determined to either enslave you, or exterminate you. There is only killing them by the boatload before they can do it to you, so that the rest are so scared they will never even think about crossing you.
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#1) Godwin

#2) You're equating cartoons with attempted genocide?
 
Dragonfly said:
I get what you're saying, but I don't equate childish behavior with murderous behavior.

One can be laughed at or ignored, the other.....
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It's childish behavior but using grown up toys to throw around the room.
 
DifferentDrummr said:
Most Muslims have no interest in "fighting" it. They'll just be annoyed with you for doing it. Why annoy someone intentionally when it's possible that they could even help you deal with the radical gangsters?
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Annoyed people are preferred over dead people. Every time.
 
spangledbanner said:
It is in Australia and most civilized nations. Are you a fan of racist warner bros cartoons or something? You think that the cartoon 'Jungle Bunnies' is an artistic work of creative expression? Then why did America ban these cartoons?

edit- And isnt France and America encouraging bullying with this freedom propaganda?

Is it cool for children to draw offensive cartoons of unpopular classmates that they do not like? Can we do that in the workplace now? Is that what you American and French are trying to say? That bullying is cool now? Isnt Charlie Hedbo a bully? His cartoons were designed to be offensive, hurtful and provocative right? So kids that copy his behaviour will be heros? Can children draw cartoons making fun of students that are Muslim? Is that cool in America? Is that what you are trying to say? Well, I disagree and I do not think that French and American society should promote bullying or make heros out of bullies.
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I'm a fan of free speech, whether I like it, or not. I'm also an opponent of the thought police.
 
Other - I don't care.
 
I have the funniest picture of "Mohammad Toilet Paper," I would LOVE to share with the class, however, it has the words "Holy ****," written on it and therefore must be censored here.
 
Peter King said:
It is sad that you think of satirical pictures of Mohammed as something that should be banned/is OK to be banned. Freedom of the press is almost sacred IMHO.
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Is sacred, not almost.
 
Dragonfly said:
#1) Godwin

#2) You're equating cartoons with attempted genocide?
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Who is Godwin? If you have an argument to make, make it, instead of hiding behind code words. What do you mean by "attempted genocide?" Was it also "attempted genocide" to bomb cities during WWII and kill tens of thousands in a single raid? To hell with the dirty SOB's.
 
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