[Reader-list] The Slimes of India's Patna edition reprints, Danishcartoon

[Yazad Jal]

Koen makes interesting points which need to be examined carefully. I applaud
your forthrightness!

Just a thought: how "free" is free speech if we're to be careful of people's
"sentiments"?

-yazad


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aarti" <aarti at sarai.net>
To: "Koen Martens" <gmc at sonologic.nl>
Cc: <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] The Slimes of India's Patna edition reprints, 
Danishcartoon


> Dear Koen,
>
> If the presence of extremists is your criteria of belonging or not to a 
> list, I would suggest you unsubscribe immediately. I am extremist about 
> the colour purple. I insist everyone who hates purple be extinguished 
> immediately.
>
> Long Live Jamuni!
>
> best
> Aarti
>
> Koen Martens wrote:
>
>>Frankly, the way the muslim extremists worry about a few pitiful
>>cartoons is beyond me. Get over it already.
>>
>>I find what muslim countries do to gay people and people that are
>>critical about islam much more worrying than what a previously
>>unknown right-wing Danish newspaper publishes. They are murdered in
>>the name of allah, now try to defend that and see who smears the
>>name of the profet more. When islam becomes equivalent to murder in
>>the eyes of many, shouldn't someone stop and ask 'hey where do they
>>get the idea'?
>>
>>What's more, if i understand correctly there are only a few hundred
>>of those extremists world wide that go and burn ambassies, so i
>>don't see why the media must make such a fuss about it.. Extremists
>>will always do stupid things, making it into a media circus only
>>validates it in their eyes.
>>
>>Besides, wasn't the whole point that the riots are instigated by
>>arab religious leaders that want to shun away attention from other
>>matters?
>>
>>Now, if this list is a get-together of muslim extremists, please
>>tell me so i will unsubscribe. I saw some posts here which made me
>>frown already, but i refrained from replying, but seriously, if
>>there are any muslim extremists here please let me know, i want
>>nothing to do with them.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Koen
>>
>>reader-list-request at sarai.net wrote:
>>
>>>Subject: [Reader-list] The Slimes of India's Patna edition reprints
>>> Danish cartoon
>>>
>>>This seems to me rather mischievious from the very start: first print
>>>them and then say sorry. What a convenient alibi, an apology.
>>>S.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Muslims angry at newspaper over cartoons; editor apologises
>>>
>>>http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=3691
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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