[lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:46:59 -0500
> [Original Message]
> From: Teemu Pyyluoma <teme17@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2/9/2006 1:15:27 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons
>
>
> The problem is that real racism, which is certainly an
> issue in Denmark (and Sweden, and pretty much every
> else...) is magnified in the eye of its victim. Every
> unfriendly official, failed job interview, pretty much
> any hardship in life becomes tainted with the
> suspision that it is because of my skin, faith or
> origin.
>
This is true. It's like slapping someone on the back who has a sunburn as
opposed to someone without a sunburn.
> To say, as Stan does, that Muslims were "welcomed" in
> Denmark is to my knowledge not true, but I haven't
> kept in touch with the few Danes I know nor have I
> been there for a long while, so maybe Andreas or
> someone else will correct me if I'm wrong here. It
> seems to me that the Danish Muslims outraged are
> outraged in general about their plight, I very much
> doubt that had say Maroccan newspaper ran exactly the
> same cartoons there would've been such uproar.
>
> What you seem to advocate is that rest of the society
> should under such circumstances be extremely
> sensitive. This is humane, civil, appealing, unhelpful
> and unrealistic.
Unrealistic because it's humane, civil and appealing. Humans are better at
throwing crap.
Many Europeans have deep suspicions
> about immigrant in general, and do assosiate Islam
> with Terrorism. We can't wish or legistalate this
> away.
>
We can have a war over it instead.
> Denmark, nay Europe, needs a long, thorough and
> sustained debate on immigration and the role of
> religion on the society. Ignorant, idiotic views need
> to be protested like many Muslims and others are
> doing, in general shown wrong and ridiculed. We can't
> do this if such views are silenced. I most certainly
> do not want to hand the caweman group the opportunity
> to cry victim over censorship.
>
>
Europe had major tens of millions dead type wars. They're as uncivilized
as anybody anywhere. Censorship wasn't necessary, just a little humanity.
Didn't happen.
> Cheers,
> Teemu
> Helsinki, Finland
>
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