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The cartoons have been a gift to not only fundamentalist, radical, and conservative Muslims, but also all of those who've been champing at a collective bit to vent their wrath about the civilian deaths in Iraq, the squabbling with Iran, the continuing military presence in Afghanistan, and the slooow processes with Israel.

Anyone who looks at Arab newspapers knows that Arabs can well take the mickey out of themselves and will be happy enough to lambast their Arab (and Muslim) opponents, critics, etc. There were some marvellously-satirical cartoons printed in the Arab News during the time of the Ayatollah Khomeini's rule in Iran, none at all complimentary towards him. However, there are still blasphemy laws in Islamic countries, and the Danes have got as close as it gets to it, so the joke has fallen very flat. They've probably irredeemably wrecked their own relationship with the Muslim world, which means in practical terms, a vast export business is now probably flushed down the toidy. In other terms, it remains to be seen whether someone will 'get at' the cartoonist or anyone on the offending paper, in the way that displeased Muslims murdered the Dutch film-maker for a considerably less 'insulting' offence.

Every religion has, or had, limits to its tolerance: we have to remember that the Christian belief was only too ready with sword and pyre to 'remedy' those who stepped out of line. That it's been rather better-behaved for the past 150 years (that's out of 2005) is hardly a long-term record of its tolerance and goodwill to ALL men!

<blockquote data-quote="krizon" data-source="post: 2070648" data-attributes="member: 64950">The cartoons have been a gift to not only fundamentalist, radical, and conservative Muslims, but also all of those who&#039;ve been champing at a collective bit to vent their wrath about the civilian deaths in Iraq, the squabbling with Iran, the continuing military presence in Afghanistan, and the slooow processes with Israel.&nbsp; Anyone who looks at Arab newspapers knows that Arabs can well take the mickey out of themselves and will be happy enough to lambast their Arab (and Muslim) opponents, critics, etc.&nbsp; There were some marvellously-satirical cartoons printed in the Arab News during the time of the Ayatollah Khomeini&#039;s rule in Iran, none at all complimentary towards him.&nbsp; However, there are still blasphemy laws in Islamic countries, and the Danes have got as close as it gets to it, so the joke has fallen very flat.&nbsp; They&#039;ve probably irredeemably wrecked their own relationship with the Muslim world, which means in practical terms, a vast export business is now probably flushed down the toidy.&nbsp; In other terms, it remains to be seen whether someone will &#039;get at&#039; the cartoonist or anyone on the offending paper, in the way that displeased Muslims murdered the Dutch film-maker for a considerably less &#039;insulting&#039; offence.Every religion has, or had, limits to its tolerance:&nbsp; we have to remember that the Christian belief was only too ready with sword and pyre to &#039;remedy&#039; those who stepped out of line.&nbsp; That it&#039;s been rather better-behaved for the past 150 years (that&#039;s out of 2005) is hardly a long-term record of its tolerance and goodwill to ALL men!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2070648, member: 64950"] The cartoons have been a gift to not only fundamentalist, radical, and conservative Muslims, but also all of those who've been champing at a collective bit to vent their wrath about the civilian deaths in Iraq, the squabbling with Iran, the continuing military presence in Afghanistan, and the slooow processes with Israel. Anyone who looks at Arab newspapers knows that Arabs can well take the mickey out of themselves and will be happy enough to lambast their Arab (and Muslim) opponents, critics, etc. There were some marvellously-satirical cartoons printed in the Arab News during the time of the Ayatollah Khomeini's rule in Iran, none at all complimentary towards him. However, there are still blasphemy laws in Islamic countries, and the Danes have got as close as it gets to it, so the joke has fallen very flat. They've probably irredeemably wrecked their own relationship with the Muslim world, which means in practical terms, a vast export business is now probably flushed down the toidy. In other terms, it remains to be seen whether someone will 'get at' the cartoonist or anyone on the offending paper, in the way that displeased Muslims murdered the Dutch film-maker for a considerably less 'insulting' offence. Every religion has, or had, limits to its tolerance: we have to remember that the Christian belief was only too ready with sword and pyre to 'remedy' those who stepped out of line. That it's been rather better-behaved for the past 150 years (that's out of 2005) is hardly a long-term record of its tolerance and goodwill to ALL men! [/QUOTE]

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