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But in the effort to do something 'for' us would we be ignoring the potential repercussions 'against' us?
I'm all for making a collective stand against terrorism but as Marty said earlier if people want to rip the urine out of someone with impunity they have to accept the consequences. Disclaimer - I'm not suggesting the consequences are justified.
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Frankly they will find an excuse to attack regardless. I honestly don't think a bunch of reprints of cartoons as a one-off will make much difference.
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/291
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78% of Muslims thought that the publishers of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed should be prosecuted, 68% thought those who insulted Islam should be prosecuted and 62% of people disagree that freedom of speech should be allowed even if it insults and offends religious groups.
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only 29% thought that the holocaust occured, 2% denied it happened entirely, 17% think it was exaggerated (which is the stance proposed by most of today’s holocaust deniers), 24% said they had “no opinion” and 23% didn’t know what the holocaust was.
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Asked if they would prefer to live under Sharia law or British law, 30% said Sharia while 54% preferred British law.
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28% of British Muslims agreed that they dreamt of Britain one day becoming an Islamic state.
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