Priorities?
In recent times we have all seen the disgusting response to the cartoons in the world's media. Many muslim people have been offended by these cartoons, and I don't think any right minded person would suggest any one particular group of people should be prevented from protesting.
However, the response across the whole muslim world has been vile, destroying buildings and more importantly killing people, which is just awful. Thankfully the protest in London was peaceful, maybe because only 4000 people turned up (so much for the 30,000 or 100,000 predicted).
My first issue: If, as the Reuters article and many others state that the cartoons were first published last SEPTEMBER, why has it taken until now to protest?
My second issue: A Danish newspaper prints these cartoons, so Danish embassies are destroyed, why then has no protest happened in Egypt? The cartoons appeared there last october....
My third issue: The protests in London, why? No mainstream publication in this country has printed these cartoons, why protest here? It appears that the UK media are more islamic than the Egyptian media! If so many UK muslims were insensed at the 7th July terrorist attacks (which the terrorists claimed they did in the name of islam, in videos released after the attacks) where was the mass demo then? Why was there no muslim public showing of outrage against those people murdered by terrorists?
My final issue: The initial London protest was disgusting, calling for murder, beheading and calling for another 7th July and warning that the real "holocaust" is coming. I cannot imagine that is the feeling of sane, rational humans.
Perhaps certain elements of British society should examine their priorities. By all means follow whatever faith you choose, but when there comes a point like right now, what do people stand up for? Do they show their disgust at 52 murders, or do they threaten to murder and behead because someone drew a picture they didn't like?
However, the response across the whole muslim world has been vile, destroying buildings and more importantly killing people, which is just awful. Thankfully the protest in London was peaceful, maybe because only 4000 people turned up (so much for the 30,000 or 100,000 predicted).
My first issue: If, as the Reuters article and many others state that the cartoons were first published last SEPTEMBER, why has it taken until now to protest?
My second issue: A Danish newspaper prints these cartoons, so Danish embassies are destroyed, why then has no protest happened in Egypt? The cartoons appeared there last october....
My third issue: The protests in London, why? No mainstream publication in this country has printed these cartoons, why protest here? It appears that the UK media are more islamic than the Egyptian media! If so many UK muslims were insensed at the 7th July terrorist attacks (which the terrorists claimed they did in the name of islam, in videos released after the attacks) where was the mass demo then? Why was there no muslim public showing of outrage against those people murdered by terrorists?
My final issue: The initial London protest was disgusting, calling for murder, beheading and calling for another 7th July and warning that the real "holocaust" is coming. I cannot imagine that is the feeling of sane, rational humans.
Perhaps certain elements of British society should examine their priorities. By all means follow whatever faith you choose, but when there comes a point like right now, what do people stand up for? Do they show their disgust at 52 murders, or do they threaten to murder and behead because someone drew a picture they didn't like?
