Re: Kate, hate, and “brutal display” - http://www.opendemocracy.net/amyn-b-...
"My personal issue with the Muslim reaction to this movie (and to many other provocations) is the extremity of the reactions, and the damage done to people and institutions that had nothing to do with the original provocation. When the Iranian President declares that Israel should be destroyed, when various Mullahs burn national flags of western countries, when artists create works entitled "Piss Christ", people in the west are insulted and aggrieved. Do they care less about their religion or culture ? Are they less insulted than Muslims ? do they have more self-control ? and BTW, it's worth pointing out this quote form the chief editor of Charlie Hebdo, publishers of the images published on Wednesday ... "We've had 1,000 issues and only three problems, all after front pages about radical Islam." (via http://www.catholic.org/intern..." - martin english