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So, the caricatures were racist? I'm not sure I follow. Islam is not a race, but a religion. Not all Muslims are arabic... in fact, a large number are black (generally from Africa). Muslims stem from other "racial" groups as well. Making an argument for racism is ignorant, at best.
If it was religionist (?) then so what? Cartoons depict Jesus and Buddha in bad light sometimes. Being able to roll with the punches is part of there being more than one major religion in the world.
Killing people in the name of religion is ultimately ignorant, regardless of who is killing who. Cartoons or no cartoons, extremist Muslims are prone to fits of violence. This has been historically recorded (not JUST by Christians, but also by Hindus and people of other races/religions) throughout thousands of years of recorded history. This is not, however, to say alll Muslims should be condemned as murder-crazed villains. However, there is a certain level of stereotype that is hard to get over when it's people you know or people you love being killed (with no reason) because they happen to be white, or American, or European. Muslims even kill OTHER Muslims (Sunni vs. Shi'ite) in the name of Allah! WTF?! So yes, there are stereotype-driven views that are extremely difficult to overcome. I do not hold individual Muslims accountable for what was done by other Muslims... but as a whole, Islam is a much more violence laden religion than others (and yes, that includes Christianity, and yes, even during the Crusades). Please note that I am neither Christian nor Muslim, and my views do not stem from any sort of religious vantage point, but simply form historical evidence and modern day news.
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