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Feb. 13, 2006.


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Cartoon Wars?


Going to war over a cartoon? Is this something an enlightened species does? Millions of Muslims seem to think so. Apparently a cartoon originally printed in a Danish newspaper has offended their religious sensibilities. So much so they are demanding anyone connected with the cartoon be immediately beheaded, and a worldwide jihad (holy war) be launched against the so-called infidels (otherwise known as the rest of the world).

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This must be some cartoon! One can only imagine what sort of obscene, depraved image could have whipped these people into such a frenzy that they pour into the streets by the hundreds of thousands, chanting about death and war and beheading, shooting guns, and burning effigies, cars, and buildings. What kind of cartoon could possibly evoke such hate and destruction? It must be something really grotesque!

Well, folks, I am going to risk the outrage of the entire Muslim world, and show you the cartoon causing all this trouble - not because I think the cartoon has any merit (because it doesn't), but because the violent worldwide furor being raised by Muslims themselves has now made this cartoon a legitimate news item. People have already been killed over this cartoon! If there's going to be a global jihad because of it, and more people are going to hurt, quite possibly a lot more people, the public at large has a right to know what caused it all. So... are you ready? Send the kids out of the room, take a deep breath, sit down, hold each other's hands, here goes...

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Pretty shocking, isn't it? No? You don't think so? Okay, what about this...

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That's just a tad more brutal, wouldn't you say? But Muslims have no problem with this picture. Because the figures being depicted gleefully drinking human blood are Jews! And these cartoons are printed in Arab newspapers on a daily basis! Words like hypocrisy, and double standards come to mind.

Now I have some words for all the Muslims threatening worldwide violence and mayhem over this: Grow up! LIGHTEN UP! Get a life! It's just a cartoon! And not only that... IT'S JUST A FUCKING CARTOON!

Now, I have some more cartoons to show you. These are cartoons of MY God. My god has a sense of humour. My God thinks these are really funny. So do I, and hopefully... so will you. Enjoy!



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Responses


Nice one, sir. I thought, 'Where's he going with this? He's not going to show the cartoon?' Yeah, well it worked pretty well, following it with that ghastly one about Jews drinking blood, and then some really funny ones -- I liked the guy who found God's wallet and just for a moment considers keeping it.

Those crazy Muslims, eh? It's getting hard to avoid conflict. Mind you, there must be many Muslims who could care less about a cartoon, many who're embarrassed by the extreme reaction. We must remember them and not condemn the whole lot of them lock, stock and two smokin' barrels.

D.

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It must be discouraging to worship one who is so delicate as to be offended by ‘the cartoon’. My fear would be that God decides the whole of creation is so screwed up that he must just junk it and start over.

I cannot help wondering what a wonderful world we might live in if we were not burdened with the concept of “God’.

Great issue, as usual.

Harry





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