Re: Danish paper apologizes


"Count 1" <omnipitus2002@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> After viewing the 'cartoons', a very generous term for those doodles, I have
> to say I agree an apology was in order.

Sure. The hell with freedom of speech. Capitulating to Muslim thugs is
always the wisest course. Makes life so much easier.

> We civilized westerners shouldn't be
> printing material designed to insult any of the world's major religions in
> our newspapers.

Absolutely. Even major religions that advocate intolerance, violence,
subjugation of women, totalitarianism and world conquest. Not
necessarily in that order.

> Unless, of course, its actually funny.

Of course.

> http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1698673,00.html
> (...)
> In a lengthy statement the editor-in-chief of Jyllands-Posten admitted that
> the 12 cartoons, one of which depicted Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped
> turban, had caused "serious misunderstandings". Carsten Juste said: "The 12
> cartoons ... were not intended to be offensive, nor were they at variance
> with Danish law, but they have indisputably offended many Muslims, for which
> we apologise."
>
> Mr Juste spoke out hours after Scandinavians were warned against travelling
> to Gaza and the West Bank after the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade demanded that
> all Swedes and Danes leave the territories. An Iraqi militant group joined
> the protests when it called for attacks against Danish and Norwegian targets
> after a Norwegian newspaper ran the cartoons.
>
> Danish businesses started to take fright yesterday after religious leaders
> in Saudi Arabia, which last week recalled its ambassador to Copenhagen,
> called for a boycott of Danish goods. The dairy group Arla Foods reported
> that two of its staff in Saudi Arabia had been beaten by angry customers.
> This prompted Arla's executive director to press the Danish government to
> take action. Peder Tuborgh said: "I urgently beg the government to enter a
> positive dialogue with the many millions of Muslims who feel they have been
> offended by Denmark."
>
> Amid this atmosphere, Jyllands-Posten finally admitted it had made a
> mistake, and published an apology on its website.
> (...)
> ***
>
> I blame feminism.

Ironically, you may have a point there.


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