A hornets nest has been stirred up...yet, again

People believe that they have the right to free speech without serious repercussion just as some women believe they have the right to dress provocatively and walk down a dark alley in the wrong part of town and feel safe. And in a perfect world, it might be the case. In reality, both actions are like poking a hornets nest...quite often, you're going to get stung...and possibly even die.

Knowing this, why do people keep besieging the Muslims of the world? The publishing of blasphemous depictions and or descriptions is not akin to a protest march in defence of free speech where if you garner enough support, and wave your placards long enough, you'll achieve the desired result. You can draw silly cartoons of Mohammad every day for the next thousand years and try to defend them in the name of freedom of expression and you won't change the view and reaction of a single Muslim.

The question of whether Muslims are justified in their reprisals is not even a question. It is simply a reality that cannot be changed. Rapists rape, hornets sting and some Muslims retaliate. Must we exercise every right we believe we possess? Can we not find something else to do? What do we really lose if we just walk right on by when we see a swarm of bees, avoid dark alleys or leave a single subject free of ridicule that one billion people feel so very strongly about?


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