NBC News says Islam is erupting into unexpected levels of violence over Charlie Hebdo trashing of The Prophet Mohamed

Who?

Why would any levels of violence perpetrated in the name of Islam be unexpected. Apparently, they just shot a bunch of teens for watching an Asian Cup soccer match between Iraq and Jordan.

http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/isis-executes-13-teenage-boys-for-watching-asian-cup-match-between-iraq-and-jordan/story-fnh81ifq-1227190621535

But there is hope yet

http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/pegida-vows-more-anti-islam-rallies/story-e6frfkui-1227190636012

But not likely to get any useful action out of this sh!thead. Going on about one of the left's pet themes, inequality, which has always existed and always will, no matter what you do. Surprise,surprise-let's tax the rich, give more handouts, and set up more useless funds to do less and less of any practical use.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/inequality-expected-to-be-central-issue-in-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-2015/story-fn5tas5k-1227190709834

A more sober take on America's apparent economic revival.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/11/americas-economy

I simply do not understand the sudden love of Charlie Hebdo. They are douchebags in every (slang) definition of the word. That does not mean they deserve to be shot, but there is nothing a terrorist group could that would get me in a "Je suis Charlie Hebdo" T-shirt.

Charlie Hebdo is scum.

The point is the stifling of free speech by murder. Perhaps you get that, but your comment did not indicate as such.

Hyam Abramowitz wrote:

I don't understand why Islam won't let funny papers be funny.

That's their job.

The world needs a laugh.

But my professor said Europe is very intolerant.

That 85% of Jewish liberal arts professors in the United States sympathize with Palestinians like he does,

and that publishing sympathetic views for Palestine would automatically land him in jail in Europe.

They are all Goddam SAVAGES.

What is there to "understand?"

Tit for Tat

When the courageous journal Charlie Hebdo fired the cartoonist Siné on grounds that a comment of his was deemed to have anti-Semitic connotations? Many more questions quickly arise.

Anyone with eyes open will quickly notice other rather striking omissions. Thus, prominent among those who face an "enormous challenge" from brutal violence are Palestinians, once again during Israel's vicious assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014, in which many journalists were murdered, sometimes in well-marked press cars, along with thousands of others, while the Israeli-run outdoor prison was again reduced to rubble on pretexts that collapse instantly on examination.

Shit, I'm half Jewish and I think the worst thing in this world is a white-guilt liberal Jew.

GD Savages wrote:

They are all Goddam SAVAGES.

What is there to "understand?"

You're saying Amal Clooney is a savage, but Eric Rudolph isn't? Ok.

Je ne parle pas frances wrote:

The point is the stifling of free speech by murder. Perhaps you get that, but your comment did not indicate as such.

Oh no I get that. But Charlie Hebdo is about the intellectual equivalent of Beavis and Butthead, just with an agenda.

Hyam Abramowitz wrote:

I don't understand why Islam won't let funny papers be funny.

That's their job.

The world needs a laugh.

But my professor said Europe is very intolerant.

That 85% of Jewish liberal arts professors in the United States sympathize with Palestinians like he does,

and that publishing sympathetic views for Palestine would automatically land him in jail in Europe.

Did your professor also teach you to write like that? Are you 10?

jewbacca wrote:

Je ne parle pas frances wrote:

The point is the stifling of free speech by murder. Perhaps you get that, but your comment did not indicate as such.

Oh no I get that. But Charlie Hebdo is about the intellectual equivalent of Beavis and Butthead, just with an agenda.

Something that was the intellectual equivalent of "B and B" could/should be ignored. But Charlie Hebdo is not ignored. Muslims take it very seriously. I'm not saying CH is right or wrong, but you can't dismiss it just because you think its stupid. The point is freedom of speech, something civilized nations enjoy. Its what allows people to make ridiculous posts about Obama, the economy, the speaker of the house, etc. It allows people to say the most ignorant, hateful things and not be prosecuted by govt appointed courts or vigilantes. "Je suis Charlie" and associated slogans aren't about wanting to hear Charlie Hebdo or believing in its message, but allowing it to say what it wants. If few enough people cared what CH had to say, or thought it was on the level of BandB, it would go out of business. Instead it went from selling tens of thousands of copies to millions.

Its NBC, its a lie. What's Fox News saying?

jewbacca wrote:

Je ne parle pas frances wrote:

The point is the stifling of free speech by murder. Perhaps you get that, but your comment did not indicate as such.

Oh no I get that. But Charlie Hebdo is about the intellectual equivalent of Beavis and Butthead, just with an agenda.

jewbacca wrote:

Je ne parle pas frances wrote:

The point is the stifling of free speech by murder. Perhaps you get that, but your comment did not indicate as such.

Oh no I get that. But Charlie Hebdo is about the intellectual equivalent of Beavis and Butthead, just with an agenda.

Wasn't Beavis and Butthead a quasi right wing cartoon disguised by the immature and teen centric themes? Mike Judge at his best if you ask me.

Tel Aviv Two Step wrote:

When the courageous journal Charlie Hebdo fired the cartoonist Siné on grounds that a comment of his was deemed to have anti-Semitic connotations? Many more questions quickly arise.

Anyone with eyes open will quickly notice other rather striking omissions. Thus, prominent among those who face an "enormous challenge" from brutal violence are Palestinians, once again during Israel's vicious assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014, in which many journalists were murdered, sometimes in well-marked press cars, along with thousands of others, while the Israeli-run outdoor prison was again reduced to rubble on pretexts that collapse instantly on examination.

Good point, but Noam Chomsky said it better before you cut and pasted it from his CNN op ed piece.

In Islam there is no division between Heaven and Earth. If you follow the teachings of Islam, you will be able to achieve Heaven on Earth. That is why followers of Islam see government as being either secondary to their religion or being one and the same as their religion.

The prohibition on portraying the prophet arises from the strict ban on idolatry in Islam. The prophet Mohammed is not God and should never be worshiped. Worship of the prophet over God is seen as heresy and diminishing God. In the early days of Islam, there was a lot of idolatry of the prophet, much as Christian's worship Jesus. But this was strictly forbidden and the fear in Islam is that worshipping the prophet could ultimately interfere with the possibility of finding Heaven on Earth.

This is ultimately the problem with Islam. It calls on followers to go beyond their own communities to enforce their beliefs against non-believers in order to be rewarded with Heaven on Earth. And this is also why the reaction is so violent in countries with large Muslim populations. They see westerners consciously interfering with their quest to find Heaven just for mere amusement.

Of course, this is all a bunch of crap and no one in the West should yield an inch to this religious fanaticism. But it is a much more accurate picture of the conflict than you get in the news.

Nice summary, Roy.

Jeff Wigand wrote:

GD Savages wrote:

They are all Goddam SAVAGES.

What is there to "understand?"

You're saying Amal Clooney is a savage, but Eric Rudolph isn't? Ok.

Nice job putting words in his mouth.

But hey, if it makes you feel better, carry on being a douche.