If the shoe fits....

[unixronin]

"Dozens of Indonesians have demonstrated outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta over a Dutch MP's film that has outraged many Muslims", the BBC reports.  The cause of the outrage is that the film says Islam is a violent religion.

Geert Wilders, leader of the right-wing Freedom Party (PVV) in the Netherlands, released the 17-minute film Fitna ("Strife") on the internet last week.

Showing scenes of terrorist attacks, it claims the Koran inspires violence.

[...]

Demonstrators in Jakarta on Monday - from the Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front - held placards saying "Geert Wilders is a Christian terrorist", "Kill Geert Wilders" and "Holland go to hell!"

[...]

Mr Wilders has received death threats and is under constant police protection.

"Islam is a religion of peace, and we'll kill anyone who says differently!"

"... Prosecution rests, your honor."

(I know, the people out in the streets calling for Wilder's death are mostly the fringe radicals.  But don't they ever stop to think how their response looks?  Talk about doing your opposition's work for them.)

Comments

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

[attutle.livejournal.com]

Problem is the violent fringe radicals are sufficiently scary that others don't feel safe saying "That's not Islam. What they're doing is wrong. They don't represent us. We're not with them."

It's just another case of identity theft. In this case a cultural identity.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That's a good way of looking at it.

[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I think it's mostly, "That's not the way we do jihad in our lives---but we can't speak out against theirs because it is in the Koran."

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

DEATH, DEATH TO ALL THOSE WHO OPPOSE US!!!!!

bonus points if you can name the movie!

[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

Heavy Metal.

Do I get a prize?

[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

o/~ To defend, this is the pact, but when life's scorned, and damage done to avenge, this is the pact o/~

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

o/` You see me now, a vet'ran of a thousand psychic wars
I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar... o/"

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

yes, me!

[hrrunka]

I'm reminded of this:

If you can't blame the religion for the evil done by the religion, then you can't credit it for the good done by it. -- [the late Carl Lydick in alt.callahans]

It's one of a bunch of tag-lines PeterM sent me many years ago...

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That is an excellent statement. Quote-filed.