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Originally Posted by xepherys
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.
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How many non-arabic charicatures of muslims do you see depicted in the cartoons?
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Originally Posted by xepherys
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.
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Which is exactly why I think those cartoons are inappropriate, they allude to the idea that all muslims are murderous, misogynistic people.
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Originally Posted by xepherys
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
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So I want to know, if you hold that opinion, then what exactly do you believe reprinting these cartoons will achieve? The logical conclusion to what you said would be to reinterpert Islam in a more peaceful and less forceful manner for muslims prone to extremism. So then, what good do the cartoons do to that end?