tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post113895384011222922..comments2023-07-07T17:17:21.216+02:00Comments on PissedOffPencil: Something's rotten in the state of Denmark.PissedOffPencilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948263739795058522noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139133546299540332006-02-05T10:59:00.000+01:002006-02-05T10:59:00.000+01:00Freedom of speech is only a right for as long as i...Freedom of speech is only a right for as long as it doesnot inconvenience or insult others.<BR/>The newspaper's actions were foolish, and I would like to see a big fat lawsuit against them as well.<BR/>I am NOT Muslim.I am an immigrant, and I have been a British resident for some years. I live in the largest city in Europe with a white minority, and guess what<BR/>we do not have racial conflicts soopermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266304739028473267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139053047051957282006-02-04T12:37:00.000+01:002006-02-04T12:37:00.000+01:00After reading the comments about the issue of free...After reading the comments about the issue of freedom of the press, here is what what I believe:<BR/><BR/>Dictionary.com defines freedom as:<BR/><BR/>free·dom ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frdm)<BR/>n. <BR/><BR/>The condition of being free of restraints. <BR/>Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression. <BR/><BR/>Political independence. <BR/>Exemption from the arbitrary exercise Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139040440926438602006-02-04T09:07:00.000+01:002006-02-04T09:07:00.000+01:00Here's a Danish persons take on it (not all Danish...Here's a Danish persons take on it (not all Danish peoples take, just mine)<BR/><BR/>http://www.tanis.dk/blog/archives/26-The-current-state-of-Denmark.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139028002829326832006-02-04T05:40:00.000+01:002006-02-04T05:40:00.000+01:00I agree! It was a disturbing and foolish move on t...I agree! <BR/><BR/>It was a disturbing and foolish move on the part of the papers.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354018733674437364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139024828712290252006-02-04T04:47:00.000+01:002006-02-04T04:47:00.000+01:00I am on my way to Germany for some work related st...I am on my way to Germany for some work related stuff. And after being there for 4 years and having Nazi students in my classes, dealing with executives and managers that have never seen a black person in a position of being a teacher or consultant, and dealing with embarrassing questions concerning my origin (are you really an American or a immigrant from some poor place in Africa?) in the Littlemilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875308841224185781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139008062539141652006-02-04T00:07:00.000+01:002006-02-04T00:07:00.000+01:00Welcome Muslim unity! I'm glad if you want to join...Welcome Muslim unity! I'm glad if you want to join the discussion which I hope will be a civilized one.PissedOffPencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948263739795058522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1139005403115831712006-02-03T23:23:00.000+01:002006-02-03T23:23:00.000+01:00Well anonymous, it's nice to see that we actually ...Well anonymous, it's nice to see that we actually think alike but you express it so much better, having the advantage of English as your native tongue. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I had to cut my earlier comment a bit short since I was in a hurry. It was to continue in much of the same way that you already have written.<BR/><BR/><B>Virginia Gal</B>: Of course the Pope and even God have been ridiculed PissedOffPencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948263739795058522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138998768771905582006-02-03T21:32:00.000+01:002006-02-03T21:32:00.000+01:00I think they have really made a big mistake by mak...I think they have really made a big mistake by making fun of something so sacred to us.Muslim Unityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829420796647548967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138997822483825392006-02-03T21:17:00.000+01:002006-02-03T21:17:00.000+01:00For me the problem is that we no longer try to tea...For me the problem is that we no longer try to teach respect or understanding. We tolerate nasty smells or ignorant behavior...we should not seek to tolerate diversity, but to understand it and respect it for the value it brings to our world.<BR/><BR/>All of that is much more work than merely tolerating each other...but then tolerance is a delicate balance and as you can see easily thrown into Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138980648538962172006-02-03T16:30:00.000+01:002006-02-03T16:30:00.000+01:00The biggest problem is generalization, and we are ...The biggest problem is generalization, and we are all guilty of it in some form. Blondes are airheaded, fat people are lazy.. it extents into the infinite beyond where the acts of one person or persons mold and influence the views of an entire group, culture or country.<BR/><BR/>I doubt many people could even identify Denmark on a map. <BR/><BR/>The point I was trying to make before and the pointAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138977008281178042006-02-03T15:30:00.000+01:002006-02-03T15:30:00.000+01:00I'm sorry anonymous, but living on the other side ...I'm sorry anonymous, but living on the other side of Öresund and meeting Danes frequently, this is not the Danish people that I know.<BR/><BR/>Yes, they do laugh at themselves and many others too, but not even Danes are, nor could be, unaware of the situation in the world and especially the media should think twice. There's a big difference in exercising the freedom of speech and using the PissedOffPencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948263739795058522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138975694848952992006-02-03T15:08:00.000+01:002006-02-03T15:08:00.000+01:00As a Muslim this is an issue of particular interes...As a Muslim this is an issue of particular interest to me - certainly our entire world-wide community has been called to protest (don't think this Friday that most Mosques will not be mentioning this situation, oh cause they will). <BR/>You have brought up an interesting point...I do wonder if another religious leader would have been subject to this treatment? I suppose at one time people made Virginia Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884790155886155406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15100693.post-1138973902142884672006-02-03T14:38:00.000+01:002006-02-03T14:38:00.000+01:00One thing you have to understand though, is that t...One thing you have to understand though, is that this is typical Danish humor. Yes, they would have and have done cartoons about jews, their own politicians and even themselves. No one is sacred because Danes do not understand tact and subtetly. Their society being what it is that everyone is equal and NO ONE is better than anyone else, then they feel like it is NOT a problem to make fun of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com