Terrorists attack satire newspaper
After they created images of Muhammed.
12 people dead because certain people think their religion is so beyond reproach that nobody can tease them about it.
12 people dead because certain people think their religion is so beyond reproach that nobody can tease them about it.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Traditional news agencies won't show the images.
But some new media agencies will
But some new media agencies will
But in the aftermath of the attack, a number of popular news websites decided to show some of the French magazine's provocative covers, including a 2011 image of Mohammed.
Among them: BuzzFeed, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Gawker and The Daily Beast.
On Wednesday morning, The Daily Beast updated a slide show it originally published in 2011, featuring 16 of the most "shocking" Charlie Hebdo covers.
Daily Beast executive editor Noah Shachtman said there was "zero hesitation" to run the slide show. For one, he said, the images had inherent news value. But the decision to publish the covers was more than that: It was "a show of solidarity."
It's not me, it's someone else.
CNN tells employes not to show cartoons of "The Prophet."
http://hotair.com/archive....prophet
http://hotair.com/archive....prophet
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Hope someone points this out next time I hear news outlets described as "bold."GORDON wrote:CNN tells employes not to show cartoons of "The Prophet."
http://hotair.com/archive....prophet
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
NevermindTheCatt wrote:1 dead 2 captured.
Latest word is 1 turned himself in, and two are still missing.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The Onion is taking a curiously strong position about radical islam, this time.
http://www.theonion.com/article....v,37715
http://www.theonion.com/article....v,37715
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
President of the Catholic League sides with the terrorists.
As part of his defense he proclaims they brought the attack upon themselves with their offensive cartoons, including:
Yes, because mocking pedophilia by priests is much worse and deserving of a violent response than actual pedophilia by priests and covering it up.
Fuck you Bill Donohue.
As part of his defense he proclaims they brought the attack upon themselves with their offensive cartoons, including:
a whole array of images mocking pedophilia by priests.
Yes, because mocking pedophilia by priests is much worse and deserving of a violent response than actual pedophilia by priests and covering it up.
Fuck you Bill Donohue.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Muslim Cleric in UK also sides with the terrorists.
Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires.
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Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To defend it is considered to be an obligation upon them. The strict punishment if found guilty of this crime under sharia (Islamic law) is capital punishment implementable by an Islamic State. This is because the Messenger Muhammad said, "Whoever insults a Prophet kill him."
However, because the honor of the Prophet is something which all Muslims want to defend, many will take the law into their own hands, as we often see.
Within liberal democracies, freedom of expression has curtailments, such as laws against incitement and hatred.
It's not me, it's someone else.



