Comments on: I’m not crazy! The world? Different story entirely.

By: Turlow

Turlow — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:00:48 +0000

“I\’e2\’80\’99d like to point out that the logical result of things like this is likely to be American disengagement from the Middle East in all forms.”

Not a chance while our economy and lifestyle are soooooo dependant on oil.

By: Zen of Design»Blog Archive » Whose Hands On What Exactly?

Zen of Design»Blog Archive » Whose Hands On What Exactly? — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:38:42 +0000

[...] For those paying attention, the best headline of the year involves cartoon violence. • • • [...]

By: perianwyr

perianwyr — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:35:57 +0000

Oh. and of course those rioters just jazzed down to their local Wal-Mart and picked up all those Danish flags they burned on sale, because as everyone knows, Danish flags are one thing that you can find everywhere.

By: perianwyr

perianwyr — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:35:02 +0000

Guys, it’s as simple as the Saudis re-printing racist cartoons from Z-list Danish rags and drawing a few extra of their own to sweeten the pot- then handing them out via their standard mainline-to-extreme channels. They orchestrate a lot of these controlled explosions into other folks’ property.

I’d like to point out that the logical result of things like this is likely to be American disengagement from the Middle East in all forms.

By: Tone

Tone — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:20:36 +0000

"Laugh it Up"

I am offended!! Now I must riot, kidnap, death threaten, burn flags and buildings in retaliation!

Puh-leez...

By: naum

naum — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:41:35 +0000

Laugh it Up

By: Kemor

Kemor — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:31:07 +0000

Funny thing is that the cartoons themselves were apparently published in that journal in denmark months ago already and while they got a couple protests, nothing worldwide.
Then apparently a French guy called Levy published the whole thing again in a french journal called France Soir and commented on them, creating the snowballing crisis we have now. Why would a journal such as France Soir (about to go bankrupt I think) would publish stuff like that out of the blue…no idea.

As for the whole problem. screw them all, all races and religions and colors and underwears…

By: Neep

Neep — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:10:27 +0000

The “Poor people rioting, not unusual” comments almost had me believing that maybe this was no different than so many riots that happen around the world and at home, but there is one key difference. These rioters are applauded and endorced by some of the enfranchised. When people with power and wealth are egging the rioters on and applauding their actions, that’s something you need to be worried about. When people of power are directing the disenfranchised poor, that’s when revolutions and wars come about.

The poor rioting isn’t uncommon, nor really, considering history, is the poor rioting under the direction of the powerful, however when that happens, you need to pay attention unless you want the poor trampeling all over your ass.

By: Toastrider

Toastrider — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:33:20 +0000

I wish I could believe that, Evangolis.

–TR

By: Evangolis

Evangolis — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:53:18 +0000

Or the sun will come up tomorrow, and all this will pass. I’ve seen America’s cities burn. We got over it. Repeatedly. The only difference between this and the riots that have happened since we started having cities large enough to have a bad side of town is that it happened in the last week.