Hundreds of thousands of Muslims all around the world have been rioting, now, for weeks in protest of the Danish (and later, global) publication of a dozen cartoon drawings of their prophet Mohammed. Most of these cartoons were totally innocuous. Three or so were provocative. But provocative or not, the Muslim response has been completely inappropriate and over-the-top. They are rioting; burning down buildings; getting people killed; marching with signs like "Europe - Your 9/11 is Coming" and "Behead the Publishers"; and similarly outrageous statements. They are making death threats everywhere, and for what? Because Islamic law supposedly prohibits the creation of any images of Mohammed. Note that the people drawing, and the companies publishing, these cartoons are not Muslims. That doesn't seem to matter to the Muslims, though, as I guess they think everyone should follow their rules.
Ann Coulter has an article on all the violence on her website this week:
In order to express their displeasure with the idea that Muslims are violent, thousands of Muslims around the world engaged in rioting, arson, mob savagery, flag-burning, murder and mayhem, among other peaceful acts of nonviolence.
I think the more interesting story here, though, is that most of the American media refuses to publish these cartoons. You can see them on a large number of blogs, but not on any television programs or many newspapers. The L.A. Times claimed they were going to run them, then backed off. Even supposedly conservative Fox News, when Michelle Malkin was being interviewed, cut away to video of protestors as soon as she held up a posterboard of all the cartoons in front of her for the cameras to film.
What is with all this cowardice? In every case, the media outlet claims it's out of "respect for Islam," yet respect for religion is a new thing for these outlets. You see anti-Christian stuff on TV all the time (most recently in the now-cancelled series, "The Book of Daniel," where Jesus is portrayed as your basic hippie idiot and a priest as a drug addict). So what's with the supposed sensitivity? Is anyone buying that? Anyone?
Mark Steyn at the Chicago Sun-Times has written a really humorous piece on all the "respect"
When Tony-winning author Terence McNally writes a Broadway play in which Jesus has gay sex with Judas, the New York Times and Co. rush to garland him with praise for how "brave" and "challenging" he is.
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NBC is celebrating Easter this year with a special edition of the gay sitcom "Will & Grace," in which a Christian conservative cooking-show host, played by the popular singing slattern Britney Spears, offers seasonal recipes -- "Cruci-fixin's."
No mention, of course, of any non-violence by Christians. The hypocrisy is just unbelievable. Steyn's piece is funny; he points out very clearly where this is leading as far as media capitulation is concerned. Read the whole thing.
The Crusades are coming. Again.
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