Monday, February 06, 2006

Islam strikes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060206/ap_on_re_mi_ea/prophet_drawings
This story is rather indicative to me about the problems between the middle east and the west. I honestly don't think that a country with a majority of muslims can be truly democratic as freedom of speech is one of the more important parts of maintaining a democracy. Yet Islam can NOT abide the image of the "prophet" Mohammed. Period. It's not just it being insulted, it's that it was even made. I'm aware of the less than stellar moments in any society, but this shows to me the inherent incapacity of Islamic nations to hold freedom as allowable. Christianity has enough permissiveness in it, allowing that God wants people to have a choice, to allow democratic ideas. One could argue those principles are part of the reason for democracy.

Islam I don't think actually has that capacity. It's the Law re-made into a harsher form. I've said it before, but I'll say it again, your average american muslim is NOT a moderate, he's incredibly liberal. They are not the norm. I'm not trying to inflame hatred, I just see Islam as being dangerous and mis-represented.

I also like a remark Jacques Chirac made asking people 'to respect each others beliefs' apparently ignoring the fact that those two beliefs in question were incompatible. The idea of journalistic freedom is totally contrary to the idea that certain things (i.e. a representation of muhammed) are forbidden for printing. I hate the Bhaii-ist idea that everyone can get along, ignoring the mutually exclusive beliefs held by differing faiths. Why is it so hard to believe that people can believe different things that are NOT compatible. Oh right, it because we all have an inherent ability to get along. We are all generally good!

That was sarcasm by the way. I don't think since Adam let down Eve and let her eat the fruit has any human been good (note: Christ wasn't just human, so I'm not including him in that, yes he was fully human, but he was more to).

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