Pakistan bans Facebook over 'Draw Muhammad Day'

[sweynforkbeard]

'Defending irreverence truly disrespects God's champion of liberty' was the pithy bon mot that I believe Twain was struggling towards.

I take it you're agreeing with me?

I can't tell if you're serious or not, right now! You confuse me at the best of times, good sir!

Dear Mr B, in the queue of the confused I fear I am some many places to the front of you.

 

[ElanJo]

I'm sorry but I see no point in agreeing for the sake of it or so we can have some nice fuzzy feeling. Besides I do agree in part. Respect is important but so is dissent.

Your comparison is slightly skewed. You're comparing drawing a picture with racism. And murder with a thump. Yes, free speech doesn't mean you have to be an arsehole but there are degrees to which stifling or punishing speech/expression is acceptable. Punching someone who is racist towards you could be justified but murdering someone for drawing a picture is pure evil, laughable, and completely indefensible. Peoples lives and freedoms are at stake and if in trying to stop this madness some moderate muslims may be offended then that's unfortunate but I'd rather be offended than dead.

“Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.”
Mark Twain

You can't take a terrible quote from Twain(your use is mischievous) and use it as a backdrop to offending the Muslim community's desire for respect on its religion!!

Let me contradict it with another one of his...
"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god." Much more accurate to his intentions.

So there you go.

Your call on whether you like the quote or not but I fail to see how my use is mischievous. I'm not using using it to "offending the Muslim community's desire for respect on its religion!!" (whatever the hell that means)
I'm curious how the other quote contradicts the one I posted.

The quote is secondary to my post anyway. Why concentrate on it?

 

[Originals]

Some Muslims who don't preach are the first Muslims that seem to be offended and set up for a massive protest where we will all burn to death etc.

fuck them.

 

[ninjamonkey]

They shouldn't be so easily offended by what non muslims do. Why should everybody else follow the same rules they choose to?

 

[Fame Monster]

i am a muslim, a moderate one at that, and honestly i feel deeply offended.

I'll just end it there as i don't want to act all smart and also i don't know everything.

I wonder if Pakistan will ban Bluemoon.


On topic, it all seems pretty simple to me. Pakistan shouldn't ban facebook, people shouldn't draw Mohammad, Islam should lighten up a bit.

Good night everybody. Back to try and get some sleep with this broken leg.

 

[JULES]

what does the profit muhammad look like, anyone know?

 

[tommyducks]

what does the profit muhammad look like, anyone know?

I'm pretty sure he's got a beard.

 

[mancunian blue]

facebook should be banned, it ruins relationships and helps killers and pedos!

 

[Anonymous]

what does the profit muhammad look like, anyone know?

I'm pretty sure he's got a beard.

There's loads of pics of him when you google his name.

And you're right!!!! He does appear to have a beard. Well done!

Edit - In some he looks a right hard bastard wearing boxing gloves :-O