Violent Muslim Protests Continue Around the World
When will these "protests" end? Do more people have to be murdered?
Its not like non-Muslims haven't expressed disgust with the film that's supposedly causing all the trouble. Even the Vatican commented about that faux "film" that disses Mohammed. But the real problem isn't that the person who created the film was "insensitive," or that we should all respect each others' religions. Here are some relevant points:
Point # 1 is how Muslims react. Protesting an insult makes sense. But turning immediately to violent acts? Who else does this besides Muslims?
Point # 2 - an extension of Point # 1 - is that when other religions are offended - the Catholic Church comes to mind - you don't get this sort of violent response. The Catholic Church is constantly offended here and abroad. I'm not saying that Catholics always react the right way. Frankly, they usually remain silent when people say and do things that are offensive to their Faith. But do they ever react with violence?
You can't have civil society when people react with violence like this. But that's their business, isn't it? Perhaps they're perfectly comfortable in a society that somehow condones or approves of these sorts of responses.
Our business is what sort or relationship we should have or want to have with a societies and cultures who function like this. Just listen to the comments of "the people" and you'll see that they blame "the U.S." rather than the actual filmmaker. If you were to point out that this sort of response is irrational, I suspect they wouldn't listen to you. Rather than engage in a reasoned dialogue, they prefer simply using force. They chose power over reason.
This is another example of why the Founding Fathers thought we should avoid political ties with foreign countries. Not any ties, mind you, just political ties - which include military alliances. The Founders would - and did - encourage commercial ties, when they serve the mutual benefit of parties involved.
(Reuters) - Protesters in Afghanistan
and Indonesia burnt U.S. flags and chanted "Death to America" on Monday
in renewed demonstrations over a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad that
has unleashed a wave of anti-Western sentiment in the Muslim and Arab
world.
Its not like non-Muslims haven't expressed disgust with the film that's supposedly causing all the trouble. Even the Vatican commented about that faux "film" that disses Mohammed. But the real problem isn't that the person who created the film was "insensitive," or that we should all respect each others' religions. Here are some relevant points:
Point # 1 is how Muslims react. Protesting an insult makes sense. But turning immediately to violent acts? Who else does this besides Muslims?
Point # 2 - an extension of Point # 1 - is that when other religions are offended - the Catholic Church comes to mind - you don't get this sort of violent response. The Catholic Church is constantly offended here and abroad. I'm not saying that Catholics always react the right way. Frankly, they usually remain silent when people say and do things that are offensive to their Faith. But do they ever react with violence?
You can't have civil society when people react with violence like this. But that's their business, isn't it? Perhaps they're perfectly comfortable in a society that somehow condones or approves of these sorts of responses.
Our business is what sort or relationship we should have or want to have with a societies and cultures who function like this. Just listen to the comments of "the people" and you'll see that they blame "the U.S." rather than the actual filmmaker. If you were to point out that this sort of response is irrational, I suspect they wouldn't listen to you. Rather than engage in a reasoned dialogue, they prefer simply using force. They chose power over reason.
This is another example of why the Founding Fathers thought we should avoid political ties with foreign countries. Not any ties, mind you, just political ties - which include military alliances. The Founders would - and did - encourage commercial ties, when they serve the mutual benefit of parties involved.
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