I've heard a couple wingers talk about the fragility of Islam

[Swede]

how they react to a couple of cartoons. As an outside observer,Americans are the only people that say "Only in America" or "Good old American ingenuity" or "American know how". I never hear Japanese or Europeans say stuff like that.

[Hardrada]

1. The Germans used to.

Deutsche Mathematik

[johnnygirl]

2. do we support the Europeans with this stuff?

Is this cool?

http://retecool.com/comments.php?id=13539_0_1_0_C

This guy has balls! He feels strongly that he's gotta promote freedom of expression and not let yet another religion
control everyones behavior.

Will the progressives get behind this kind of thing?
I don't think we should cower now or the religious right wins again.

[Clark2008]

3. But, isn't religious tolerance a progressive value, as well?

Just asking.

[Serenades]

4. Perhaps

Supposedly but it is hard for someone to be tolerant if they've had bad experiences in their past with Religion. I think you'll find a lack of tolerance on both sides just as equally.

[Freedom_Aflaim]

5. Sure is. But its the violent Muslims that are being intolerant

(originally I typed angry muslims, but really you can be angry and not intolerant)

The problem at hand is that a group of Muslims are intolerant of freedom of speech, and apparently of non Islamic beliefs.

Personally, I don't care what muslims believe-have at it fellas. I DO however care when they try to force their beliefs on me or kill me if I say or print the wrong thing.

[Yupster]

7. They seem to demand that non-Muslims must follow their Muslim rules

which seems like a pretty outrageous demand.

[johnnygirl]

6. But our Govt supports these violent people

I was astounded to see our state dept say the cartoonists are in the wrong.
What the hells is wrong in the bush white house.....piss christ is o.k. , stupid cartoon
of mohammed is a grave sin!

[FreedomAngel82]

9. Oh brother

Sounds like something I heard on another board. The Bush White House supports Islam? LOL.

[Hardrada]

8. I believe in freedom of expression too theoretically.

But I have a lot of relatives around whom I can't say what I really think of Shrub!

[Lindacooks]

10. Yeah, right, meanwhile they're up in arms about 'Merry Christmas'.

and all the howling about the 'criminalization of Christianity'. Boo fucking hoo. Sure seems like right winger's 'faith' is fragile - like a cheap suit it unravels if any thread is tugged.

[Marr]

11. Go to Scotland.

Every god damned thing has a label on it telling you it's better because it's Scottish.