Not surprisingly, the Europeans (and the United States, too) have reacted timorously to the release of the Geert Wilders film "Fitna", a film that attempts to show that the Koran is the true source of Muslim violence in defense of their "faith". While (very reluctantly) defending the right of Wilders to make and exhibit his film on free speech principles, all western countries and information outlets did all they could to prevent the film from seeing the light of day. The one Internet outlet that agreed to distribute the film, the British web site LiveLeak.com, has now withdrawn the film from the web, citing threats to its staff "of a very serious nature." This sad episode, in fact, clearly illustrates the film's contention about the violent nature of Islam and the Koran's "inspiration" that violence is the way to defend the faith from attack and from any insults, real or perceived.
The EU fell all over itself to disown the message of the film and to plead with Muslims all over the world to PLEASE not get violent. Naturally, they put forth all the usual clichés about the "peaceful" nature of Islam - while the plea itself spoke to the lie of these assurances.
The Euros are so pathetic in their pleading, that they actually purposefully mis-state the contention of the film, in order to deny something that the film does NOT say: "I do not agree with the film because you cannot say 1.3 billion Muslims are potential terrorists," Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller told reporters. Wilders never makes this contention. His point is that the Koran very explicitly directs acts of hatred against non-believers (the Jews are in for very special treatment here!) and directs Muslim to commit violence in defense of Islam and to propagate it. Since the film DIRECTLY quotes the Koran and then provides (sometimes generic) illustrations of the principle involved, there really can't be any question that the points are made. The film never says "1.3 billion Muslims are potential terrorists", though it SHOULD have!
These pathetic acts of cowardice and supplication by the "enlightened" western leaders are amplified by their dead silence when Christianity or Judaism are attacked by academics, web nuts or (most disturbing) by Muslims everywhere. Where are these great "leaders" when Muslims in EUROPE and the Middle Easts say the most vile things against us? Hiding for cover under the poxed blankets of "tolerance and understanding", usually. No grand speeches to defend the "victims" in those instances
The EU fell all over itself to disown the message of the film and to plead with Muslims all over the world to PLEASE not get violent. Naturally, they put forth all the usual clichés about the "peaceful" nature of Islam - while the plea itself spoke to the lie of these assurances.
The Euros are so pathetic in their pleading, that they actually purposefully mis-state the contention of the film, in order to deny something that the film does NOT say: "I do not agree with the film because you cannot say 1.3 billion Muslims are potential terrorists," Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller told reporters. Wilders never makes this contention. His point is that the Koran very explicitly directs acts of hatred against non-believers (the Jews are in for very special treatment here!) and directs Muslim to commit violence in defense of Islam and to propagate it. Since the film DIRECTLY quotes the Koran and then provides (sometimes generic) illustrations of the principle involved, there really can't be any question that the points are made. The film never says "1.3 billion Muslims are potential terrorists", though it SHOULD have!
These pathetic acts of cowardice and supplication by the "enlightened" western leaders are amplified by their dead silence when Christianity or Judaism are attacked by academics, web nuts or (most disturbing) by Muslims everywhere. Where are these great "leaders" when Muslims in EUROPE and the Middle Easts say the most vile things against us? Hiding for cover under the poxed blankets of "tolerance and understanding", usually. No grand speeches to defend the "victims" in those instances
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