Granted, but answer me this, Dave -- exactly what GOOD does this do? Will the minds of any of the people who were opposing the free expression be changed by this?
No. If anything, they'll hate us more. And maybe, so will many other Muslims who were previously neutral. So in the end, it's at best a petty little dart thrown that will hit Muslims of ALL stripe -- oppressive or no -- by mocking one of their beliefs. At worst, we actually recruit for the extremists by giving them fodder to sell to the younger generation about how much we hate their way of life.
At heart, all I'm saying is that if you want to stand up for something, do it! But do it with justice and make it productive, rather than resorting to pointless mockery that injures more than it heals.
Re: Unsurprisingly, I completely disagree with you.
No. If anything, they'll hate us more. And maybe, so will many other Muslims who were previously neutral. So in the end, it's at best a petty little dart thrown that will hit Muslims of ALL stripe -- oppressive or no -- by mocking one of their beliefs. At worst, we actually recruit for the extremists by giving them fodder to sell to the younger generation about how much we hate their way of life.
At heart, all I'm saying is that if you want to stand up for something, do it! But do it with justice and make it productive, rather than resorting to pointless mockery that injures more than it heals.