As an addendum to the previous post, here is a link, supplied by a reader, to the actual Danish cartoons that have aroused so much Muslim anger. Are they offensive? Of course. And Muslims have every right to feel upset and to protest them peacefully. But once again, those who have threatened violence and murder have clearly stepped way over the line that divides civilized behavior from fanatical barbarism. These radicals have no respect for human life, and their only moral code is that any action that benefits Islamo-fascism is good.
As the world can see, this, along with the actions of Hamas and Iran's Mullahs, represents the true face of radical Islam. In order to defeat it, we must stand up ever more strongly against it. But while many other European newspapers have expressed free-speech solidarity with the Danes by reprinting the cartoons, I am sad to say that very few American publications have done so as well.
Particularly compared to Europe, you would think American media outlets would be the first ones to stand up for such vital freedoms. But apart from the New York Sun, virtually no major newspapers have picked up the cartoons. Most of these, of course, wouldn't hesitate an instant to print cartoons mocking other religions, especially Christianity. But once again, the left-leaning mainstream media is entirely silent (read what CNN has to say at the very end of this article and prepare to be completely disgusted) against a threat not deemed politically correct by their own elites. (If anyone wants to comment to CNN about its egregious decision, by the way, click here.)
Western civilization and values must not be taken for granted, and to paraphrase Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, the opposite of freedom is not tyranny, but indifference. We in the West must refuse to buckle to pressure and must stand up for our cherished beliefs.
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I think many more moderate Muslims exist than we think, but they are mostly afraid of speaking up due to fear of the radicals. Considering how afraid Europeans have been of jihadism (although based on recent events they finally seem to be getting their resolve back), moderate Muslims are probably doubly so.
On that note, this is why I think freedom and democracy in the Muslim world is so important. Even if it leads to Islamists coming to power in the short term, the democratic process is what gives these moderates the chance to speak up, and in the long term we'll be much better off.
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