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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not condoning the gunmen showing up to shoot up the place, but this is the height of cultural and religous insenstivity.

Not only is there a "contest" to draw the prophet with everyone knowing full well the angst it causes among Muslims, but you have this "event" in a part of Texas that has substantial population of Somali Muslims. What did people expect to happen?  [/quote]

Yes, it is very insensitive to organize such an event.

But guess what? That still doesn't make it okay to try to kill the people who do that.

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Didn't say it was "ok" did I?  In fact I said that I am not condoning it - said that right there in the first line.

My point was given what has happened in other places in the wake of these types of cartoons, what did people expect to happen?

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NP here, but I personally expect not to be shot at when I say or do something that's against someone's religion.[/quote]

Well then you have not been paying attention to what happened in France, Germany and other parts of the world.  Because given waht has happened in other parts of the world, if I attedended this event in an area with a subrantial Muslim population, I would expect some trouble. [/quote]. okay, I get it. We are all to bow to the extremists.  Control by terror.  [/quote]

Nope.  Did not say that anything about bowing down to terror.  My point is that in France and other Western countries, certain Muslims have reacted violently in response to cartoons about their prophet.  I am not saying it is right and most Muslims would not say it is right.  But the fact that violence occurred is an indisputable fact.  So...if it happened in another Western country, why is it a surprise that it could happen here?  If you want to go to this organization's next event in a heavy Muslim community - be my guest.  I will pass.   [/quote]

The US is founded on tolerance and religious diversity.  France, not so much.  It really is different here, or at least it should be.  [/quote]

I would agree with you EXCEPT this event undermines that tolerance.  TBH, in certain parts of the country, the tide is turning more against Muslims everyday.  Once again, I do not condone the shooting, but I would have expected some sort of altercation because this event. This is what it was intended to do.[/quote]

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