Muhammed cartoons??

Question

Have the Muhammed cartoons changed your view on Denmark

Answer 1

No, I always knew that crowd had a great sense of humor.

Answer 2

Denmark - NO. The rest of Europe - well I was never very Pro-Europe or they would have. You have to understand a few points though. One-The Muslims didn't riot over the cartoons in Denmark, although the media rarely if ever mentions this. Two-The cartoons were published in Denmark MONTHS before the rest of Europe. Once again when does the media tell you this? This was done by the other countries to incite a riot, and to distract the people. As to freedom of Speech, not even America gives you the freedom to incite a riot.

Answer 3

I don't think cartoons of any person are such a bad deal if a person has modern sensibilities. But knowing how the Muslim world is touchy about insults concerning the prophet, Danes and the Europeans could have shown greater maturity.

One must not forget that not long ago Europeans behaved worse what with their insurrections, murder of scientists, philosophers and various other kinds of witch-hunting. The point is not to bloat your egos over this but to see how issues are broached in different parts of the world. Wisdom is to look at your own shortsightedness and narrow-mindedness rather than snigger at the already battered and backward people.

Help the world get better or you will soon get dragged into the same slur. It is no longer possible to live in isolation given the changes in technology and economy.

Answer 4

"could lead to very serious consequences" ... Don't you EVER threaten anyone regarding Freedom of Speech or you WILL learn about serious consequences! Cartoons depicting a man in a middle-eastern garment might represent Mohammed. BUT it might also represent the clownish people whose idiotic ranting makes us all grieve for those who must listen to the idiocy. Sometimes a culture has a symbolic person who represents them in cartoons. For the USA, it is "Uncle Sam." For the UK, it is "John Bull." Each culture has its iconic representative. For the Moslem culture, a traditionally clad man is that respresentative. And despite the protestations, lots of men in that modern culture have the name Mohammed. So just like Sam and John were so common that these names adorned our iconic figures, you can bet that Mohammed is the name of the iconic figure for Islam. Cartoons that name Mohammed might represent the culture, not the prophet. If you can't tell the difference, you have no cause to complain. We of the USA don't declare a jihad or a fatwa when Moslems burn "Uncle Sam" in effigy. We don't sit there and whine like a spoiled child who has just been the victim of taunting. We consider the source of this whining and treat it as we treat ANYTHING unworthy of further attention. Go deal with the hatred rampant within the Moslem activist community. The cartoons will subside as soon as the targets fade into the woodwork, cockroaches that they are.

Answer 5

No, where is Denmark? And who lives there? The cartoons mean nothing other than an expressive artform. Although they were highly offensive, Denmarkians don't deserve to be labelled bad because they make bad cartoons.

Answer 6

I think the Best Answer on all that stuff is to keep on truckin' toward energy independence. We really need to get around that corner, even if it means some stiff cutbacks in other places....
energy independence is our new 'good 5-cent cigar'...Maybe companies like Exxon will buy a clue, grow a conscience, and jump in with both feet...even to the point of showing people how to make their ethanol at home....imagine that, two of the greatest rackets of all time, the oil barons and the 'shiners(NOT the Shriners, those are the Fez-and-Moped people) joining together to give America it's economic independence back! Yeah, that'll happen! LOLOL

Answer 7

Not really... although to be honest I thought the editor of the paper showed poor taste in belittling someone's religious beliefs by doing an entire series on it.

I thought that other editor that picked it up to 'make a point' was sort of like Kidron. Kidron is that British guy who changed the words of the Star Spangled Banner to not only translate it to Spanish but make it a pro-illegal alien doggerel.

He thought he'd make a bunch of money and had to think we were poor pathetic nationals to care so much. I don't think using people's strong attachments to try to show how provincial they are is a terribly nice thing to do.

Answer 8

No. I have no view on Denmark. I haven't ever been there and I don't know any Danish people. One man cannot represent a whole country, that would be absurd.

Answer 9

Not at all. Denmark simply show a cartoon while terrorists show real bodies which have been beheaded.

Answer 10

Yes
Its given me a better opinion of them
Noone should have to censor themselves to appease people who can never be appeased.
I think most people dont understand that islamic extremists view appeasment as weakness
And in their minds weakness is something to take advantage of.