stellauk -> RE: Why is the Quran Buring News? (4/5/2011 12:13:07 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Kirata He didn't attack anybody. Seriously? There's more than one way of attacking people, and some don't involve physical contact. quote:
ORIGINAL: Kirata Yes it was a message of hate. Ya see a lot of that in a free society, where the rights of nut cases are just as protected as your own. What 'free' society are we talking about here? US society? Well even if we overlook that Second Amendment fetish that guns guarantee freedom there's still the matter of that military occupation in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, and the thing is, while you're oppressing others, that freedom which you seem to think exists doesn't. quote:
ORIGINAL: Kirata Think Phelps. Think Skokie. Think the Piss Christ. Neither Phelps nor Stokie use military force to reinforce their views. Big difference don't you think? quote:
ORIGINAL: Kirata But assaulting people is another matter. And so is murder. I agree with you here 100%. You can also throw in respect for human rights which these Islamic fundamentalists don't seem to get either, or that terrorism is a justified means of furthering your cause. quote:
ORIGINAL: Kirata Apparently some people still need to learn that, and the sooner the better. True, and on both sides. There's also a big difference between Muslim and Islamic fundamentalist too, as well as Muslim and terrorist, and it's apparent that some Americans, including Jones needs to learn that, and the sooner the better. Edited to add: None of this either justifies what Karzal did either and that stands in itself as a gross abuse of human rights and freedom of speech. But if that Koran wasn't burnt, and perhaps if US forces weren't still occupying Afghanistan, then maybe this would not have happened in the first place.
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