And by "SHE" I mean WESTERN CIVILIZATION. And by RAPE I mean JIHAD. And by SHORT SKIRT I mean THE EXERCISE OF FREE SPEECH HERE IN FUCKING AMERICA.
I'm quickly losing any and all respect for ANYONE who attaches a "BUT" to "I'm all for free speech."
If you say anything even close to "I'm all for free speech, but..."
Or the equally execrable, "Free speech aside, why would they incite Muslims to do this?"
Then you are NOT for free speech!
Further - to imply that we must not "incite" Muslims is to assume that they as a collective are incapable of making moral decisions and we should treat them like animals who always behave on instinct!
NEWS FLASH. Plenty of Muslims who are good and decent people are fully capable of letting these things slide just as much as Christians and Jews are tolerant of being mocked.
It's true that I believe that Islam is deeply flawed to its core - moreso than any other religion in the world and a strict reading of its passages DOES encourage "holy war" - but the fact remains that most moderate "secularized" Muslims in the west are as horrified as any of us over these attacks. And for me to ALSO make assumptions about the entire population of Muslims is wrong.
So in painting Geller and her group with this "incitement" brush, you are also back-handedly insulting Muslims as well and "infantilize" an entire culture by assuming that they as a whole can't restrain themselves.
I'm quickly losing any and all respect for ANYONE who attaches a "BUT" to "I'm all for free speech."
If you say anything even close to "I'm all for free speech, but..."
Or the equally execrable, "Free speech aside, why would they incite Muslims to do this?"
Then you are NOT for free speech!
Further - to imply that we must not "incite" Muslims is to assume that they as a collective are incapable of making moral decisions and we should treat them like animals who always behave on instinct!
NEWS FLASH. Plenty of Muslims who are good and decent people are fully capable of letting these things slide just as much as Christians and Jews are tolerant of being mocked.
It's true that I believe that Islam is deeply flawed to its core - moreso than any other religion in the world and a strict reading of its passages DOES encourage "holy war" - but the fact remains that most moderate "secularized" Muslims in the west are as horrified as any of us over these attacks. And for me to ALSO make assumptions about the entire population of Muslims is wrong.
So in painting Geller and her group with this "incitement" brush, you are also back-handedly insulting Muslims as well and "infantilize" an entire culture by assuming that they as a whole can't restrain themselves.