Nice way to talk around my question.
I don't deny the holocaust. I believe it happened.
So I am assuming if one were to draw cartoon of a big oven and gas chamber with the jewish star on it you would be ok with it?
I am also assuming if one were to draw Adolf Hitler flying a kite made of jewish skin you would also be ok with it?
I'm not talking around your question. Drawing parallels between satire of religious figures and genocidal denial is an unfair and morally offensive analogy.
So yeah, I would be pissed if someone were to draw a cartoon of a big oven and gas chamber with a Jewish star on it.
But you know what? It happens all the time. There are HATE crime laws in many Western cities, but criticizing religion is not hate speech.
Drawing a picture of Jesus is not against the rules.
Would you walk up to a random person on the street and slap them just because you dislike their dress? Would you cold call someone just to insult them?
No, because that's assault.
And yeah, if I wanted to call someone just to insult them - i would be well within my right to.
We are talking about RIGHTS and freedom of expression, not whether this is right or wrong.
Freedom of speech is most important to protect unpopular speech. mob rule is deadly.
But that's not the point. AFAIK, this drawing of the Prophet is one of the most sensitive issues in Islam.
So why would one want to inflame more than a billion people deliberately?
That's nice. Perhaps Islam needs to join the 21st century.
The West shouldn't have to change its laws to placate angry religious fanatics.
If one billion people are inflamed by a CARTOON, there is a serious problem with those people.
If you think something like this will make Muslims more liberal, forget about it. In fact it will marginalize even the tolerant Muslims
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Well then leave. The West is about freedom. this includes the freedom to be a douche and make fun of religion.
In some countries, there is no freedom, and criticism of religion carries the death penalty.
Which do you prefer?
I'm not saying I support the drawing pictures of mohamed. Rather, I support their RIGHT to draw pictures of mohamed.
Just as I support the right of those who accuse Israel of being the devil and worst state in the universe.