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Bangladesh Blocks Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons
lbalbalba writes with a BBC story about Bangladesh following Pakistan in censoring Facebook. "Bangladesh has blocked access to Facebook after satirical images of the prophet Muhammad and the country's leaders were uploaded. One man has been arrested and charged with 'spreading malice and insulting the country's leaders' with the images. Officials said the ban was temporary and access to the site would be restored once the images were removed. It comes after Pakistan invoked a similar ban over 'blasphemous content.' ... Thousands of people joined anti-Facebook protests in Bangladesh on Friday demanding the site be blocked over the contest. A telecomm regulator there said, "Facebook will be re-opened once we erase the pages that contain the obnoxious images." And how do they propose to do that?
As much as I support free speech and the right of individuals to make fun of Christ, Muhammad, this isnt about the free speech issue. I'm certain that if Muslims made fun of Christians tightly held cultural and religious beliefs there would be outrage from Christians. We all know that Christians have banned more books, censored more ideas than any other religious institution yet we expect Islam to be held to a higher standard?
If we made a website declaring Jesus Christ was a homosexual, wouldn't this anger Christians in this country and don't you think that certain individuals would want the website banned? So lets not be hypocrites here, the majority of Americans support censorship for cultural reasons just like the majority of any other country. Only we want to ban violence, extreme sexuality and other stuff which we consider taboo.
In all honesty any website should be able to post anything as I support free expression. I just find it hypocritical that people can switch from being for free speech in one instance but then when it's free speech that can apply to America suddenly we have to crack down and censor.
Are we for censorship or not?
An interesting thought experiment would be to imagine that Muslims must take an oath to renounce Islam(not having to choose another religion, just renouncing Islam) upon immigration to generic, prosperous Western countries. How many would give up a safe and comfortable lifestyle and a good education, for themselves and their families, for the sake of religious self-righteousness?
Another principle-related thought experiment: Would the number of abortions increase if men were not obligated to pay child support?
Your myopic cultural bigotry does not contribute to the cause of improving the image of Americans, and it does not accomplish any military, political, diplomatic or strategic objectives. To ask anybody to give up their religion is like asking a man to move to a new society where he has to dress as a woman, or expecting gay people to renounce homosexuality. And the fact that you believe it's all about money shows your narrow thinking. Not every culture is organized around money, thats western culture.
And just because a culture isn't organized around greed, selfishness and making money it doesn't make it bad. So they wont give up their religion, so what? No other immigrant has been asked to give up their religion. Basically you are going to tell them to sign away their soul for citizenship? Why not just make it law that all immigrants must be atheists?
I'm going to assume you are trolling, because nobody but a bigot could really think those ideas are good.
"Psychologists call this "systematic desensitization" when it's used for phobias and other irational fears."
A fine idea, since all religion is irrational.
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
If you want to bring back the dark ages, vote for Sarah Palin.
I'd love to take an image of Muhammad, piss on it in front of them and say "welcome to America fucko"
I'm tired of bending over for them. Bend over for us.. and take the giant freedom dick in your ass Muslims.
Everyone takes a turn in the barrel... EVERYONE.. even your precious fictional holy asshole.
No, it should be called DurkaDurkMuhammadJihadBook.com
And their mascot is a guy in a bear costume.
You really need to grow the fuck up and realise that the only reason this draw muhammad competition exists is because muslims have been trying to censor western countries. Really, I don't understand how muslims can get offended over such ridiculous pictures.
Muslims the world over could have just laughed it off and focused your energies towards helping others and being a good examples. Instead you all fell for the bait and proved what de-evolved monkeys you really are.