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Originally Posted by highthief
Protesting is cool. Protesting things you don't agree with is very important.
Killing people, threatening to kill people and burning down embassies is ridiculous, savage and not to be defended in any way.
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I don't think anyone here is defending those actions. I think most can agree that like most protests that turn violent, it is a minority that turn to violence.
Abaya and Ktskpt (or however you spell it
) have pointed to the local politics of Lebanon as a way of understanding what is happening there (i.e. Palestinians and Syrians with issues that have little to do with the cartoons and much to do with stirring up shit).
Some here are upset that there are even peaceful protests about the cartoons. I disagree with this. I defend both the right to print the images (as misguided as it was) and the right to peaceful protest.