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~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-07-2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

On the cover of Charlie Hebdo: Michel Houellebecq's 'Islamophobic' book - LA Times

Again, what happened is awful. But why poke such a dangerous (and insane) bear over and over and over again? Especially after you were told that something like this would happen if you kept doing it?

This is less about free speech and more about lack of common sense to me in many ways.

You do have a point but you've just said it yourself bud. Islam is not unique in that it is mocked but it is unique in how it reacts (look at the differing responses to South Park depicting the prophet Muhammad/entire show on Mormonism for example). Islam is the one that responds with violence. It is not the first time people have died because the prophet Muhammad was depicted in a cartoon.

The obvious point is that shit like Draw Muhammed Day came about because of the reaction to those cartoons and to emphasise the point they can, and to highlight the people complaining about it.

It would be pointless if it got no reaction, but the fact it does shows it's an issue worth highlighting. These knobheads today are just proving this point.

When you've got the Guardian of all papers backing this argument you know something's up.

Free speech must not be silenced in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attack | Media | The Guardian