Feb. 5th, 2006
And now, for something serious.
Feb. 5th, 2006 05:20 pmMASSIVE EDIT OF DOOM:
I condemn the threatening and attacking of people and the destruction of property over any issue... yes, Fëa darling, that goes for you, too.
I condemn making an international issue out of a bunch of carricatures in one small paper in one small countryunless you count Greenland to the actual landmass, no matter how much they were in bad taste.
People have every right to be offended, but can they please keep their protests peaceful?! After all, with them overreacting like this, even people who would normally agree with their assessment of those cartoons - like me - tend to condemn them.
That said, I condemn intolerance on both sides.
And: I also condemn abusing the Right of Free Speech for senseless provocation. Having the right to say something doesn't mean you have to say it.
(For some weird reason, I now have Thumper from Bambi in my ear. "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all." *shakes head*)
But still.
There's a huge amount of acceptable, legal counteractions, and burning embassies is not among them.
There.
I condemn the threatening and attacking of people and the destruction of property over any issue
I condemn making an international issue out of a bunch of carricatures in one small paper in one small country
People have every right to be offended, but can they please keep their protests peaceful?! After all, with them overreacting like this, even people who would normally agree with their assessment of those cartoons - like me - tend to condemn them.
That said, I condemn intolerance on both sides.
And: I also condemn abusing the Right of Free Speech for senseless provocation. Having the right to say something doesn't mean you have to say it.
(For some weird reason, I now have Thumper from Bambi in my ear. "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all." *shakes head*)
But still.
There's a huge amount of acceptable, legal counteractions, and burning embassies is not among them.
There.