Religious (mostly Islam) Satire: Piss off and don't read if you're going to get offended.
Right, enough is e-fucking-nough. Apparently now the West is hypocritical because freedom of speech allows the publication of Muhammad-bashing cartoons but not Holocaust denial material (so according to Muslims and non-Muslims on BBC have your say pages and some bloke on channel 4 news last night who is blatantly too stupid to be allowed to air his opinion anywhere). Ok, several points here:
1) The Holocaust was an actual event that involved the cold-blooded murder of millions of innocent people; the current hiatus was caused by cartoons that caused a bit of (or even a lot of) offense. And Muhammad is a figment of delusional imaginations, so get some fucking perspective.
2) There are still many people alive who lost friends and relatives in the Holocaust, or who lived through it. Holocaust denial can cause them immense amounts of hurt, not just some offense.
3) The Holocaust happened and we need to remember it to ensure it is never repeated (as would happen in Israel if they didn't have the nuclear deterrent).
4) Holocaust denial is illegal, satire is not (thank fuck).
And now Muslim countires around the world are demanding an apology. Fuck off. When you apologise for what your citizens/religious brothers did on 9/11 and 7/7; when there's an apology for the Bali bombing, the massacre of tourists at Luxor, the purges in Darfur, the Beslan school atrocity, and the beheadings of peace-campaigners in Iraq; when there's an apology for the repeated murder of women and children on the streets of Jerusalem (not very fucking likely when there are Jews involved. I'm at a loss to understand what the Jews ever did to cause such blind hatred amongst the Muslim world; it's far older than the Middle East crisis). When all these apologies are made; when Muslims across the world come out in protest at these murderous events rather than a stupid cartoon; then, maybe then an apology should be considered.
And apparently we have double-standards elsewhere too because Abu Hamza was convicted of inciting hatred whilst BNP leader Nick Griffin got off. Now, I don't like Griffin or what he says, but he is just a bigot who stirs up a few other bigots; Abu Hamza recruited and groomed young, impressionable Muslim men to become suicide bombers. Double standards? Damn-fucking-right there are double standards, but they're not in the West. And apparently Hamza is being made a scapegoat; apparently he's only repeating what's in the Koran and the same kinds of statements are made in Mosques up and down Britain every week! Am I then the only one who thinks that the Koran should be made illegal under (existing) incitment laws and that we should be closely monitoring/arresting/deporting vast numbers of people who are preaching this dangerous shit.
I'm sick of hearing how Islam is a peaceful religion. Most religions aren't peaceful in the slightest, calling down fire and brimstone on anyone who dares believe something else or sending people they don't like for an eternity of torture at the hands of some big red bloke. Most wars are either religiously motivated or religion is used as a powerful rallying cry. The believers would then claim that it is those who misuse religion, not religion itself that is the problem; by that argument guns are peaceful, it's just the people who use them who are dangerous, and that is partially true but it would be fucking difficult to shoot someone without one.
I believe, ironically, religion is the best argument against God. Surely an 'all-loving' father/creator would not impose something so divisive and destructive on us, and he wouldn't condemn us to eternal damnation if we refused to believe. I have loving father and he never sat me down and demanded I believe in General Relavtivity or he'd nail me to the wall in the basement and torture me for the rest of my days. A loving parent doesn't do that kind of thing.
Hm, this post has been too serious. I'm sure I started this blog for faintly amusing ranting purposes. Next time I promise something (attempting to be) funnier. Just to tide you over:
What do you call a man with dead pig meat on his head? Hamed.
What do you call a man with lots of dead pig on his head? Mo-hamed.
What do you call a capitalist with lots of dead pig on his head? Profit Mo-Hamed
Hahahahaha, erm.... Hm, note to self: Must try harder.
1) The Holocaust was an actual event that involved the cold-blooded murder of millions of innocent people; the current hiatus was caused by cartoons that caused a bit of (or even a lot of) offense. And Muhammad is a figment of delusional imaginations, so get some fucking perspective.
2) There are still many people alive who lost friends and relatives in the Holocaust, or who lived through it. Holocaust denial can cause them immense amounts of hurt, not just some offense.
3) The Holocaust happened and we need to remember it to ensure it is never repeated (as would happen in Israel if they didn't have the nuclear deterrent).
4) Holocaust denial is illegal, satire is not (thank fuck).
And now Muslim countires around the world are demanding an apology. Fuck off. When you apologise for what your citizens/religious brothers did on 9/11 and 7/7; when there's an apology for the Bali bombing, the massacre of tourists at Luxor, the purges in Darfur, the Beslan school atrocity, and the beheadings of peace-campaigners in Iraq; when there's an apology for the repeated murder of women and children on the streets of Jerusalem (not very fucking likely when there are Jews involved. I'm at a loss to understand what the Jews ever did to cause such blind hatred amongst the Muslim world; it's far older than the Middle East crisis). When all these apologies are made; when Muslims across the world come out in protest at these murderous events rather than a stupid cartoon; then, maybe then an apology should be considered.
And apparently we have double-standards elsewhere too because Abu Hamza was convicted of inciting hatred whilst BNP leader Nick Griffin got off. Now, I don't like Griffin or what he says, but he is just a bigot who stirs up a few other bigots; Abu Hamza recruited and groomed young, impressionable Muslim men to become suicide bombers. Double standards? Damn-fucking-right there are double standards, but they're not in the West. And apparently Hamza is being made a scapegoat; apparently he's only repeating what's in the Koran and the same kinds of statements are made in Mosques up and down Britain every week! Am I then the only one who thinks that the Koran should be made illegal under (existing) incitment laws and that we should be closely monitoring/arresting/deporting vast numbers of people who are preaching this dangerous shit.
I'm sick of hearing how Islam is a peaceful religion. Most religions aren't peaceful in the slightest, calling down fire and brimstone on anyone who dares believe something else or sending people they don't like for an eternity of torture at the hands of some big red bloke. Most wars are either religiously motivated or religion is used as a powerful rallying cry. The believers would then claim that it is those who misuse religion, not religion itself that is the problem; by that argument guns are peaceful, it's just the people who use them who are dangerous, and that is partially true but it would be fucking difficult to shoot someone without one.
I believe, ironically, religion is the best argument against God. Surely an 'all-loving' father/creator would not impose something so divisive and destructive on us, and he wouldn't condemn us to eternal damnation if we refused to believe. I have loving father and he never sat me down and demanded I believe in General Relavtivity or he'd nail me to the wall in the basement and torture me for the rest of my days. A loving parent doesn't do that kind of thing.
Hm, this post has been too serious. I'm sure I started this blog for faintly amusing ranting purposes. Next time I promise something (attempting to be) funnier. Just to tide you over:
What do you call a man with dead pig meat on his head? Hamed.
What do you call a man with lots of dead pig on his head? Mo-hamed.
What do you call a capitalist with lots of dead pig on his head? Profit Mo-Hamed
Hahahahaha, erm.... Hm, note to self: Must try harder.
posted by Dave's annoyed | 6:23 AM
2 Comments:
yes Dave, this is very interesting post. I just have one problem with it. If the islams found thier island, and went to geeneland then we would not have any candy-floss. The UK govenment, by which i mean me, would be outraged at the lack of baked beans on the selves at tesco. what do you think about that point of view, Dave.
Prof. Jimmy Carne-matthews Baker, Esq.
"Because mums are heroes" - Iceland plc, copyright 1999
ps. dave, why dont you answer my posts :(
I don't think allowing Muslims to eat baked beans is a good idea. They go bang often enough.
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