Quote:Admit it Spud, you are afraid of Muslims and what they will doOh, we've devolved to name-calling already.
if "incited". I see it in your words. "She should have
known not to do that." ... "Was it worth her life?"
I couldn't care less about 'inciting the Muslims', as you so eloquently put it. Way to paint with a broad brush, while you're at it. What I *am* disturbed by is the overall mentality that people seem to have that makes them not think -- about the consequences of their actions (please note I never once said those consequences were deserved or valid), and about the impact of their words and actions.
At first I thought Molly *had* thought about those, and that she *had* the courage to stand behind her convictions. I agreed with her caricature and applauded it. I am now disappointed because she chose to back off. She took a purposely inflammatory stance, standing on her soapbox and rallying people behind her, making herself a focal point for all the righteous indignation people felt...
... and as soon as the consequences of doing that became apparent, she ran and hid.
I'm not scared of 'the Muslims', as you put it. I fear getting hit by lightning a whole lot more. I fear the bank that holds my mortgage. I fear the drivers on the road beside me. I do not fear terrorism, at all. I'm not apathetic to it, but I refuse to succumb to the F.U.D. infection that you have obviously been bitten by.
I am *dismayed* by Molly's lack of acceptance of her responsibility. It upsets me because she *could* have stood her ground and become a symbol -- without being a martyr, even -- for the proponents of free speech. I feel for her -- it cannot be easy knowing that you are on someone's death list -- but as I've said, that was an easily predictable outcome of her actions, and if she didn't feel comfortable taking that step, then she shouldn't have done so in the first place. Because I think it does her message more harm than good when she backs down like this.
'Free speech' does not mean 'speech free from responsibility', Logan. 'Free speech' does not mean 'speech free from repercussions'. Free speech simply means that you are allowed to speak your mind, that your government will not attempt to silence you -- and we, as a country, are outnumbered by those who don't agree with this. That doesn't make them right any more than it makes us right to enforce *our* views in *their* land. It simply is a fact.
The FBI and the gov't should be protecting Molly. I don't believe they should be doing so by recommending she hide, because that sends the wrong message. It says we are afraid of threats like this.
What I am saying -- all I have been saying, despite your attempts to inject your paranoid views into my opinions -- is that I am disappointed that Molly did not have the courage of her convictions, and her hiding portrays the wrong image.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs