Re: UN Condemns the Dutch Film
picoico
Many, many people are not...because they are cognizant enough to distinguish the potential for utterance of a profound thought, and that which is simply uttered to offend. When offense becomes an end to itself, as the cartoons are and as this film is, if for no other reason than to affirm free speech...one is compelled to wonder if all original thought has been exhausted, thereby rendering the very reason why freedom of speech is held as a value noting less than null and void.
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If it offends, it is the right of those offended to turn away from it. It's a simple tactic most of us learn in kindergarten. If someone is annoying you, IGNORE them, and they'll go away. Same with this. The more attention this receives, the more these types of films, etc will be made for the public.
Likewise, given that the majority of the world's population is not Muslim, we could go so far as to say this is perceived as educational (insert any other justification), for the world's non Muslims, and not offensive.
It all depends on your perception.**
Given how brain dead and inflammatory it is, I think the whole idea on all sides is that people watch and either feel indignation or outrage...
*Have you seen the film? *
Wrong, as there is no telling who was or was not a Prophet pre-Muhammad (pbuh).
Please show me where Islam accepts Krishna (or any other deity/avatar) or Hercules as a prophet. Then we'll talk.
Well, to the ignorant masses yes. To pretend like there aren't any geopolitical undercurrents to any of the violence is folly...not to mention the very fact that those who criticize Muslims for their violence are in many ways sponsors of other violence on the world stage.
As I stated, Islam is one of the consistent factors. As such, ALL factors must be examined, unless you choose to be willingly ignorant due to your own biases.
...which is useless unless one takes a good hard look at their role and justification for other violence.
Willful ignorance solves nothing. All factors must be taken into account, or change will never occur.