FractRacer <lg.### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Charlie is dead, long live Charlie.
> Freedom of speech was hurt this day in France.
> Rest in peace.

Why do Islam extremists commit acts of terrorism? Because it works.

We are scared shitless, and we are too afraid of retaliation. Most people
heavily condemn satire and mockery of anything related to Islam (while all
other religions are pretty much ok to mock). In fact, many governments
condemn it, and many even have outlawed it (including my country). All
this at the expense of one of the fundamental tenets of a free society:
Freedom of speech.

Even if these people and these governments pay lip service to the notion
that they are protecting all religions equally from mockery and satire,
in practice Islam has a distinctly special position. Nobody cares if
someone makes satire of Christianity, Scientology, Buddhism, or anything
like that. However, do the same for Islam, and the shit will immediately
hit the fan. Because Islam is special among all other religions.

And the reason for this? The terrorism. It works. It has scared us shitless.
It has inflicted terror upon us, which is precisely its goal. The
terrorists have won, and are continuously winning. 

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                                                          - Warp

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