Houston's daily entertainment source (cont'd)
The Chronicle's Editorial LiveJournalists twist themselves into pretzels today trying to make up their minds about the real issues involved in a Danish newspaper's publication of political cartoons that have sparked Muslim violence and lawlessness.
Here is a sampling of the wisdom from the Editorial LiveJournalists, with running commentary (feel free to add yours in the comments):
Considering the corpses and charred embassies, it is fair to conclude that a Danish newspaper erred in mocking the prophet Muhammad.
So, if a mob of Christians had responded to the Chronicle's grade of "F" for the movie The Passion by torching the operation at 801 Texas Avenue, I suppose the Editorial LiveJournalists would have concluded the newspaper had erred?
The portrayal of Muhammad with a bomb in his turban was sure to insult Muslims and was as deplorable as any anti-Semitic drawing.
Really? Why?
And what cartoonist for a mass circulation newspaper in the United States would ridicule the figure of Jesus Christ?
The Chronicle editors find plenty of other ways to insult conservative Christian readers daily, but so far none of them has torched and bombed the fools at 801 Texas Avenue.
Printing the caricatures of Muhammad — at a time when many Muslims see their grievances as just cause for bloody vengeance — was stupid and provocative. European papers that reprinted the cartoons without adequate explanation only fanned the Muslim sense of injury.
Miscalculation, though, isn't a crime. Western nations foster free speech on most matters and should not be held responsible for their citizens' expressions.
Huh? What does that even mean?
If only more Muslim citizens could speak their minds, their protests might be more productive. As it is, their rage lashes back on themselves. "Using violence to protest this 'desecration' legitimizes that which the Prophet cautioned against in the first place," notes the Sepia Mutiny blog. "He has become an idol to be defended."
The Editorial LiveJournalists cited a blog?! That doesn't seem consistent with their earlier pronouncement on the ideal state!
Maybe Jarvis is right, and the era of editorial board pronouncements on every issue under the sun has passed. The Chronicle's Editorial LiveJournalists certainly substantiate his contention on a daily basis.
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Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/12/06 07:04 PM | Houston Chronicle | Print | Comments (3)
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