Why not?Van wrote:
An imam, sheik or cleric? No, they can't.
So what?They feed the masses.
You're a bigot if you think 'this' reflects on Muslims as a whole.Say something, or punt.
mvscal wrote:So...you would characterize the Muslim response as appropriate?Moving Sale wrote:Then you are dumber than you type.Van wrote: Why they're freaking out so badly over this one little innocuous cartoon buried in some obscure Danish paper is beyond me.
Why the fuck should they have any recourse- other than within their own gutter religion and their own ass-backward believers?Martyred wrote:What recourse do the Muslims have for the defamation of Mohammed?
WacoFan wrote:Flying any airplane that you can hear the radio over the roaring radial engine is just ghey anyway.... Of course, Cirri are the Miata of airplanes..
It may not be just the cartoons that were published.Van wrote:Why they're freaking out so badly over this one little innocuous cartoon buried in some obscure Danish paper is beyond me.
Strawman much? You have no idea when a duty arises, you use fallacies as argument and you are a bigot. You are a triple threat of stupidity.88 wrote: If, on the other hand, you publish a political cartoon featuring a characature of the Prophet Muhammed, then you are an insensitive asshole who should be dragged into the street and beaten with a sign that reads "Act Now to Stop War & End Racism".
And, if you can't distinguish the clear difference between the two situations, you are dumbass who should be dragged into the street and beaten with a sign that reads "Act Now to Stop War & End Racism".
A Muslim cleric's duty is to inform, inspire and, I guess, incite his followers. He's not just some anonymous auto mechanic whose opinions don't matter to the greater Muslim populace. How is it NOT a cleric's duty to denounce heretics to his religion? How is it NOT a cleric's duty to denounce the actions of those who commit sins against his religion, in the name of his religion??Moving Sale wrote:That's right Van calling you out for being a bigot is trolling. :roll: Nobody has any duty to defend their station in life from the attacks of people who would write off a religion because of the actions of a few. Show me the duty or STFU you bigoted fuckstain.Van wrote: You're trolling now.
Oh I don't know. Maybe they have decided to lead by example. Maybe they don't want to dignify it with an answer. Who the fuck are YOU to tell a them how to lead?Van wrote: How is it NOT a cleric's duty to denounce heretics to his religion?
Could you be any dumber? I said that? Where? I said it might be that good Muslim leaders might want to lead by example. Not that people that were rioting were leading by example.Van wrote:Exhorting the masses to riot and protest over cartoons while ignoring murder (which is forbidden in Islam) committed in their name (or at their specific request) is leading by example?
Obviously.Moving Sale wrote:Oh I don't know.Van wrote: How is it NOT a cleric's duty to denounce heretics to his religion?
While still saying that the cartoons should not have been published and/or a paper has no right to offend Islam, meaning no right to publish the cartoons.the news is full of good Muslims denouncing this
I recommend you practice what you preach and head down to the pub, excercise your 'freedom of expression' and call the toughest man in the place a 'Big Fat Cunt.' Good idea?RadioFan wrote:
As MtLR said, NOBODY has the inalienable right not to be offended. What part of that are you having trouble comprehending?
And if you had actually managed to do this thing, you will not have heard me complain.88 wrote:
[sarcasm]Man, if only that ^^^^ was true. I would have spent my free afternoons in college kicking in the heads of the loud mouth dumbasses like you who roamed around on campus spewing anti-American hatred and idiocy to the morons who were flunking out of school. Once I tired of the mayhem, I would have stood over their pummeled dumb asses and simply said: "Consequences, motherfucker. Consequences."[/sarcasm]
Nice comparison to individualism, which you can take for granted while pontificating bad takes from your safe residence. Too bad the fuckheads who are burning embassies have no concept of it.Dr_Phibes wrote:With freedom of expression comes the freedom to get your head beaten in - it's called 'taste and descretion'.
Bingo.Van wrote:A fucking Danish newspaper cartoon shouldn't even raise their ire, not when the very foundation of their religion is under constant attack from within...and in full view of an increasingly skeptical world.
So you are saying that only Muslims from countries that are in the target sights of the United States are radical 'Islamists'? Not Muslims from countries who are co-operating? Do you see some sort of pattern here? Are you suggesting that it's not Islam itself, but some form of selective strategy?RadioFan wrote:
Funny how embassies and EU buildings in Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia weren't damaged, while those in Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Gaza were, isn't it?
Try reading the board next time.Dr_Phibes wrote:So you are saying that only Muslims from countries that are in the target sights of the United States are radical 'Islamists'? Not Muslims from countries who are co-operating? Do you see some sort of pattern here?
Again. Show me that they have a duty to say anything.RadioFan wrote: While still saying that the cartoons should not have been published and/or a paper has no right to offend Islam, meaning no right to publish the cartoons.
Again. If that means not being a bigot so be it.Van wrote:
Playing stupid and playing the snide cunty contrarian is all he seems to do anymore.
As opposed to you 'acting' like a vapid twat?When in doubt, play the Devil's Advocate and then toss around gratuitous insults seems to be all he's up for anymore...
Do you even know what LBE means? It means to live your life as a good person. It has nothing to do with speaking up. Can it? Sure. MLK springs to mind. There is, however, no component of LBE that necessities it. The pastor that keeps his hands off kids and builds a parish that helps the community is no better or worse than the pastor who spends his life decrying child abuse in the church. We all have our stations and it is quite pompous of you to tell religious leaders how to lead if they are doing good work.TVO, yes, you said they're leading by example.
Where are these positive examples of Islamic religious leaders doing their damndest to shut down the "Muslims" who are desecrating their religion?
Hate separation of church and state much?They set the political agenda in these areas.
Save your diatribe. Your IB fixation is disturbing. Move on.It was bad enough when it was I.B. who felt the need to play the Contrarian Cunt role. .... Good work, doofus.
Right. Next you'll be arguing it isn't the "duty" of the Catholic Church to teach molesting kids is wrong.Moving Sale wrote:Again. Show me that they have a duty to say anything.RadioFan wrote: While still saying that the cartoons should not have been published and/or a paper has no right to offend Islam, meaning no right to publish the cartoons.
You can't seriously be this stupid. It's the entire point, you fucking moron.Moving Sale wrote:Now as for your post, I have heard some say there was a right to publish. So what? Not the point.
No, it's on you for doing exactly what you claim everyone else has done, by conveniently putting those whom you seem to disagree with into a box. Only you won't say exactly why or how, much less address the obvioulsy more important broader issues. Lazy and lame.The point is that 90% of this board thinks it is okay to bash whole groups of people for minding their own business. That's bigotry and I don't like it. You seem to have no problem with it. That's on you.
BSmack wrote:Best. AP take. Ever.
Seriously. I don't disagree with a word of it.
It certainly isn't the duty of some Christian pastor someplace to denounce molestation by some other priest. It is his/her duty to not molest kids sure but beyond that they have no duty. You want to throw good people under the bus for minding their own business and I'm 'just playing ankle-biter and contrarian cunt, as PSU and Van correctly said?' You're wack.RadioFan wrote: Next you'll be arguing it isn't the "duty" of the Catholic Church to teach molesting kids is wrong.
Yes, actualy it is.Moving Sale wrote:It certainly isn't the duty of some Christian pastor someplace to denounce molestation by some other priest.