Anger Over Mohammed Cartoon

Riddil · 02-07-2006, 04:36 PM

Which is the next thing that the US needs to learn... when people don't like you the very last thing you want to do is get in everyone's faces and try to impose your will.

It's sad to say it... but there's actually a big similarity between modern day politics and internet forums. It's all changed b/c global media / communications has created a new-found globally aware perspective. To see the similarities just take a look at the modern forum... if someone is well respected, in a position of power, and out-spoken then there's no end to the string of forum trolls that do everything they can to knock the king-of-the-hill off his perch.

The lesson the world needs to learn is you *can't* win against the trolls. There's only two solutions: you either have to own the forum so you can ban on a whim (a la Something Awful), or you just have to keep a low profile. The US can't own the whole world, and we're doing a god-awful job of keeping a low profile. The idea of "keeping a low profile" is why I really like the motto, "walk softly and carry a big stick." Unfortunately our mantra now reads more like "stomp loudly and use a stick on people who complain". You're not going to make many friends that way.

The Muslim nation *will* change for the better, they *will* grow up. Eventually. They'll get smarter, more globally aware... eventually. Will it be before we have a nuke-u-lar war? That I don't know. I hope not, but right now the odds aren't looking too good.

Happy Monkey · 02-07-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Riddil

Will it be before we have a nuke-u-lar war? That I don't know. I hope not, but right now the odds aren't looking too good.

You hope so, I hope.

be-bop · 02-07-2006, 06:38 PM

Following on from what has been said earlier all I can say to this news report I hope this is the first of many..Appears also that one of the guys caught in the press pictures in the London demonstration wearing mock explosives in the guise of a suicide bomber was a convicted drug pusher.He has broke parole conditions and has been sent back to prison.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4690224.stm

Troubleshooter · 02-07-2006, 07:43 PM

U.K. calls for cartoon protest arrests

http://www.upi.com/InternationalInte...6-072249-6608r

...snip...

A man who dressed as a suicide bomber for the demonstration apologized for his behavior, which he acknowledged had deeply offended the families of the July 7 victims.

Omar Khayam, 22, said he had dressed that way to make the point the right to free speech did not include the right to offend.

"But by me dressing the way I did, I did just that, exactly the same as the Danish newspaper, if not worse," he said in a statement.

02-07-2006, 04:36 PM	#1
Riddil Management Consultant Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 165	Which is the next thing that the US needs to learn... when people don't like you the very last thing you want to do is get in everyone's faces and try to impose your will. It's sad to say it... but there's actually a big similarity between modern day politics and internet forums. It's all changed b/c global media / communications has created a new-found globally aware perspective. To see the similarities just take a look at the modern forum... if someone is well respected, in a position of power, and out-spoken then there's no end to the string of forum trolls that do everything they can to knock the king-of-the-hill off his perch. The lesson the world needs to learn is you can't win against the trolls. There's only two solutions: you either have to own the forum so you can ban on a whim (a la Something Awful), or you just have to keep a low profile. The US can't own the whole world, and we're doing a god-awful job of keeping a low profile. The idea of "keeping a low profile" is why I really like the motto, "walk softly and carry a big stick." Unfortunately our mantra now reads more like "stomp loudly and use a stick on people who complain". You're not going to make many friends that way. The Muslim nation will change for the better, they will grow up. Eventually. They'll get smarter, more globally aware... eventually. Will it be before we have a nuke-u-lar war? That I don't know. I hope not, but right now the odds aren't looking too good. __________________ He who dares, wins, my son. He who dares! - SAS Boredom: the desire for desires. - Tolstoy

02-07-2006, 07:43 PM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	U.K. calls for cartoon protest arrests http://www.upi.com/InternationalInte...6-072249-6608r ...snip... A man who dressed as a suicide bomber for the demonstration apologized for his behavior, which he acknowledged had deeply offended the families of the July 7 victims. Omar Khayam, 22, said he had dressed that way to make the point the right to free speech did not include the right to offend. "But by me dressing the way I did, I did just that, exactly the same as the Danish newspaper, if not worse," he said in a statement. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

02-07-2006, 06:38 PM	#3
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Following on from what has been said earlier all I can say to this news report I hope this is the first of many..Appears also that one of the guys caught in the press pictures in the London demonstration wearing mock explosives in the guise of a suicide bomber was a convicted drug pusher.He has broke parole conditions and has been sent back to prison. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4690224.stm

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