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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Yes, it's obviously an act of solidarity. I don't understand why you're busy trying to make various semantic distinctions. I think you have the wrong end of the stick here.The cartoons against Muslims are the cartoons that elicited threats of violence and that eventually led to the murders. The cartoons about the Pope didn't lead to mass murder. So solidarity is going to involve cartoons about Islam and not about the Pope. Republishing the cartoons is not about defying the Pope, it's about defying Muslim radicals.

Why should the Pope be insulted all over again because some Muslims killed the cartoonists? I don't get that logic.

As for the Larry Flint thing. As you said, those photos were X-rated (like your Trinity example) -- as opposed to the CH cartoons, which I agree were bigotted stereotypes, but the dozen or so I saw were not x-rated. Are you arguing that the Post should take up posting Xrated photos, in order to ensure equality of acts of solidarity?

Also, Flint was killed by a loner. The lone killer is dead, and he can no longer intimidate anybody or be discouraged by mass publication of the offensive photos. Whereas, the threat against freedom of speech in those cartoons continues.

And.... now it's somebody else's turn to call you "butthurt." What's with the childish grumbling about offending "someone other than Muslims"? Really, grow up. Also, that's not even correct. CH publishes lots of cartoons aimed at Christians, Jews, and many others. Heck, it's open season on Catholics every day here at DCUM, with constant quips from one poster in particular about how every single priest wants to screw kids - yet you're completely unbothered by that, apparently. (Why? Oh, who cares. Carry on ignoring the people who are just as scatological about Wiccans and Catholics every day on your own website.)
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You just made my point. Why should the Pope be insulted all over again? He is innocent. You ignore that every single Muslim American is also innocent in this instance. Yet, you are just fine with them being insulted. What a great demonstration of the double standard that is causing me to be -- yes -- butthurt. I'm getting more butthurt by the minute. 
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OK, good point about the insults. Nobody should be insulted in a mean-spirited way. So, how about my points re the open season on Catholics and Wiccans here at DCUM? Why aren't you butthurt on behalf of DCUM's Catholics and Wiccans? You're even in a position to do something about it. (Again, I'm not Catholic or Wiccan.)[/quote]

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