Attacking Free Speech
The 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference wants the UN to include language against blasphemy in the tenets of a new human rights organization. This proposal is of course a result of the ridiculous Danish cartoon controversy. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana supports it.
All I can say is fark 'em, and fark the UN if they pass any such thing in response to this BS controversy. Hell, the idea that images of Mohammad are blasphemous is a relatively recent idea and only applies to some Islamic sects. Some people just want something to get pissy about and riot over. Even if it is considered blasphemous to some people, their reactions are moronic. "Ooo... let's go torch an embassy because we don't like cartoons!" Moreover, cartoons that were originally published last September did not cause these riots. Radical Muslim leaders and their followers caused the riots. They are the only ones to blame for the violence. Period. No matter how offended they are by some stupid cartoons, it in no way justifies their violence and death threats.
Anyway, back to this idiotic OIC proposal... who would decide which religions count? In other words, which religions get to declare things that are blasphemous that everyone else has to be careful not to publish? I suppose Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are shoo ins. They're big. By the numbers we should include Judaism too, even though it seems the radicals rioting over these cartoons have no problem with insulting Jews. What other religions count? Wicca? Janeism? Scientology? Pastafarianism? The religion I'm about to start revolving around me? I declare that publishing images of me or saying anything negative about me is blasphemous.
If the UN passes anything that limits free speech in response to this bogus controversy, seriously, fark 'em. Don't give in to radical nutjobs who have riots and want to kill people when they're offended.
All I can say is fark 'em, and fark the UN if they pass any such thing in response to this BS controversy. Hell, the idea that images of Mohammad are blasphemous is a relatively recent idea and only applies to some Islamic sects. Some people just want something to get pissy about and riot over. Even if it is considered blasphemous to some people, their reactions are moronic. "Ooo... let's go torch an embassy because we don't like cartoons!" Moreover, cartoons that were originally published last September did not cause these riots. Radical Muslim leaders and their followers caused the riots. They are the only ones to blame for the violence. Period. No matter how offended they are by some stupid cartoons, it in no way justifies their violence and death threats.
Anyway, back to this idiotic OIC proposal... who would decide which religions count? In other words, which religions get to declare things that are blasphemous that everyone else has to be careful not to publish? I suppose Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are shoo ins. They're big. By the numbers we should include Judaism too, even though it seems the radicals rioting over these cartoons have no problem with insulting Jews. What other religions count? Wicca? Janeism? Scientology? Pastafarianism? The religion I'm about to start revolving around me? I declare that publishing images of me or saying anything negative about me is blasphemous.
If the UN passes anything that limits free speech in response to this bogus controversy, seriously, fark 'em. Don't give in to radical nutjobs who have riots and want to kill people when they're offended.
posted by Patrick at
5:23 PM
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