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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
In my opinion most muslims like living in the UK. Most muslims living in the UK also abide by the laws and regualtions of the UK. Showing displeasure at something against our religion does not mean we are unhappy with living in the UK (and again Im talking about legal peaceful organised demos). I just feel that whenever muslims in the UK show their displeasure at anything, the go back to your own country argument is used without any thought or relevance, and its an argument applied at a blanket level as such.
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The trouble is though, when muslims do show protest, its usually against something we cherish, or a cornerstone of Britain. In this case, freedom of speech. What muslims are calling for is that Islam should be treated like it is in an Arab theocracy. I should be able to criticise whatever or whoever I like. That isn't the same as incitement to hatred. What's next, I can't criticise Arsenal because it might incite Arsenal fans? The cartoons were offensive, but they were a valid criticism of Islam from the artists' point of view.
Muslims aren't trying to stop incitement to hatred, they want to stop all criticism of Islam or its components. I'll give you another example. There are some things that Mohammed got up to (documented), that people don't like to hear about, but I can't say because it would be incitement to hatred. Hmmm. And this is documented truth we are talking about.