Middle America's Worldview

Being up I scanned my daily reading of blogs and see the Islamic world is in an uproar over caricatures (one panel cartoons) within Denmark. Unfortunately, for all their crying they are only bringing more attention to the caricatures. How long will it be before more are produced.

What I thought was really interesting is the radical retaliation they are proposing.

Note attempted kidnappings(seems terrorist enjoy kidnappings), call for boycotting oil. Places are being sacked and graffitied.

"Protests have included street demonstrations, flag burnings, death threats, bomb scares and a crippling consumer boycott of Danish goods by businesses in several Gulf states."

All this and probably more not told over caricatures (cartoons) over the religion of peace. I think of liberals trying to purge United States of any mark of Christiantiy and am curious what would happen if christians retaliated in the same way as these muslims? I don't think it would be tolerated.

Here in America, we recently had an outcry over a caricature depicting wounded soldier in Iraq in the attempts to take a stab at Rumsfield. There was a backlash on the cartoonist but I don't recall anyone attempting the same things these muslims are.

Someone on the radio called for no more caricatures depicting in these ways. The host countered and said that wasn't the answer. His proposal was to allow them to continue to publish whatever they want, but for those wishing not to buy that publication, would be more appropiate. So in a way a boycott on those publications on a individual basis. I guess it's a good thing neither one called for a international day of anger over the sensitive caricatures depicting our troops harmed.


I say, iF you removed everything that offended someone, we wouldn't have anything to look at, much less a severe restriction in freedom of speech.

Does this all seem silly to some? Perhaps. However, don't take this anger in the Muslim world lightly. They will simply use these caricatures as a pretext for revenge.

Recall when the Islamic terrorist cried provocation against America for the Abu Ghraib prison scandals(among other things in the past)? The jihadist were fighting long before Abu Ggraib, Iraq, Israel, or American Independence.