Danish embassy invaded - Part II

[Seeker]

"burned Danish cheese as they vented their fury"

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Mao
It's Pamela Anderson. Get drawing!!!

here's one

[Sirotnikov]

././

[Winston]

What's happening?

Danes are starting to b*tch that there's absolutely no other news than the cartoon stuff, people's opinion on it, other people's opinion on those people's opinion on it, and nobody talks about the dreadful weather anymore.

[Pekka]

Now here's an interesting twist (in Finland), after the peaceful protest, or more like a gathering with talking took place in Helsinki, now a small group of people from Iraq and Iran held a new protest in Helsinki, with signs like 'I can draw what I want' etc... supporting our freedom of speech.

They had a message in which they saw wrong view of the religion being presented as the 'right' one.

All in all, we seem to not have a problem other than positive ones, local muslim community is in some kind of dialogue, and it's done with debates. I will buy another kebab today and drink that Carlsberg I promised.

[Pyrodrew]

Here are some quotes from the Austrian cartoonist faces Greek jail over blasphemy thread that apply to this situation...

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
I certainly don't think it's appropriate to compare these drawings to "hate speech." Give me a break. It's satire, it's not inspiring hatred of people. There isn't any call in them to attack Christians ((Muslims)) or commit violence of any kind.

Originally posted by Heresson
It's intentionally offensive to 3 bilions of people

Originally posted by Imran
That's a good thing, not bad.

Originally posted by Imran
Freedom of speech protects even speech we find offensive.

[BlackCat]

Ohooo - the real truth about the drawings has been revealed :

http://blog.newspaperindex.com/2006/02/09/the-mohammed-oil-conspiracy/

no xeonphobism - just oil

[KrazyHorse]

This doesn't make any sense. How the **** is a strike in Pakistan going to hurt those evil Danes?

Pakistan strike urged over Muhammad cartoons
Last Updated Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:44:46 EST
CBC News

Pakistan's opposition Islamist parties have called for a nationwide strike next month to protest against the publication of cartoons deemed offensive to Muslims.

The Muttahida Majlis-e Amal (MMA) alliance, a six-party coalition of religious groups, is organizing the walkout for March 3 "to condemn the blasphemous act" of publishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

MMA leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed announced the plan after a national convention of political and religious parties.

Pakistan's ruling Muslim League party (PML) said it would support the strike "if it is disciplined, peaceful and focused."

The cartoons, published in September in Denmark and reprinted in other European papers in recent weeks, have set off protests and boycotts of Danish products in several countries.

Rallies condemning the cartoons have been held almost daily in Pakistan since the controversy became more widespread last month, but the protests have remained peaceful.

Islamic tradition bars any depiction of the prophet. Under Pakistani laws, insulting the Prophet or Islam's holy book, the Qur'an, can be punished with death.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/02/12/pakistan-strike060212.html

[Pekka]

It's pretty obvious this has nothing to do with the cartoons, everyone is just jumping the gun and checking then their list if they have some agendas and things left in 'to do'-list and taking advantage, that plus thugs running around like it's christmas, you know, this is what you get. If oyu ask me, they can strike themselves to oblivion.

[KrazyHorse]

Yeah, wtf.

I can guarantee you that the strike is going to hurt Pakistan a lot more than it'll hurt Denmark...

[Winston]

Even more misery for them to blame on the islamophobic West.

[Pekka]

of course it is. And surprisingly enough, they come from opposition parties. HMMhhhh, what a coincidence

[KrazyHorse]

Yeah, except the ruling party said it would support the strike if it was peaceful.

So now you've got everybody in Pakistan working themselves into a masturbatory lather striking away potentially productive workdays and hurting nobody but themselves.

Where's the ****ing point?

[Pekka]

so wait? Everybody supports the strike? So what's the point, like you said KH, what's teh point now? Why are they striking and hurting themselves?

Makes NO sense anymore, I thought this be a powerplay from opposition parties.. then again it still might be, the the ruling party is playing along, kind of pre-empting this saying.. ok.. go ahead, we support you.

So if they start striking, when is it going to end, and who will negotiate, if they are a united front against working for their own good?

[Az]

I am not sure why are you so ****ing bewildered. After all, it isn't really a surprise they're idiots, if you remember the stated reason for the strike - A BUNCH OF CARTOONS.