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Originally Posted by Pierre
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Apparently it's very easy to insult Islam. They need to be less sensitive.
If they can't handle their " prophet" being cartooned that's their issue not ours. You can't see that because you're an apologist for them.
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That's just a ridiculous thing to say and if you had spent time reading the posts in this thread you would know that my argument is purely that if someone or a group of people are going to deliberately set out to insult a group of people known for violent reaction then crying because they react violently is a bit stupid really.The answer is ,and i know this will be hard for you to grasp, is don't set out to deliberately offend ,if you do then be prepared for the reaction .That is not me being an apologist or a Muslim sympathiser it's just common sense
The BBC have a duty of care to the people who work for them ,as do all the other news outlets,they have decided that the risk is to great to the staff so they will not republish deliberately offensive (to Muslims) material .That is not weakness or cowardice by the BBC it is the behaviour of a responsible employer and as highlited by Mr Angry possibly an employer staying within the restictions of free speech as defined by the laws of this country
Part of the problem in my opinion is also that there are people on this forum and in the wider world who are so anti religious as to almost be extremist themselves and that does not help any discussion involving religion ,it usually rapidly decends into a 'them' and 'us' discussion
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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Quite agree with both
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Originally Posted by Russ
I don't get that. The sentiment I've been getting from his posts in this is along the lines of "you can have free speech if you want but be prepared for any consequences as a result".
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Thank you ,that's exactly my sentiment
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That's my worry and is what I reckon we'll be seeing more of
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I think the same especially given the rise of far right politics in Europe.It may also help if the Muslim community Europewide did something aside from simple condemnation ,perhaps a mass rally accross Europe to start with