{"id":712,"date":"2006-02-06T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2006-02-06T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/akramsrazor\/2006\/02\/06\/the_myth_of_mus\/"},"modified":"2013-05-07T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T23:41:49","slug":"the_myth_of_mus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/akramsrazor\/2006\/02\/the_myth_of_mus\/","title":{"rendered":"The myth of Muslim power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Yakoub the Muslim Anarchist<\/a> captures my scorn for all this Europe-is-under-siege-from-Muslim-extremism rhetoric: <\/p>\n

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To claim publishing these cartoons is in any way a defiant act is like saying shooting fish in a barrel is shark fishing. Europeans have been vomiting all over the Islamic faith since the crusades, and contemporary examples pile layer upon layer of hatred and prejudice \u2013 whether it be Rushdie\u2019s Satanic Verses or Daniel Pipes\u2019 campus watch. Freedom of speech my backside! Well, here\u2019s my freedom of speech response to those responsible for this act of heresy:\n<\/p>\n

I WOULDN\u2019T WANT TO BE IN YOUR SHOES ON JUDGEMENT DAY!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m reminded of the old observation that\u00a0 freedom of speech means freedom to speak if you happen to own a printing press.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Anyone who thinks that Muslims are taking over the world or even calling the shots hasn\u2019t the foggiest notion where international power resides today and how marginal and impotent, for all the media hand-wringing over Muslim extremism, Muslims collectively are.\u00a0 I suspect that is part of why you see such extreme reactions to seemingly trivial matters.\u00a0 The Muslim masses know how little say they have over the world they live in.<\/p>\n

This BBC article<\/a> sheds some light on the situation.\u00a0 Its highlighting of the power of the modern media to create new crises is particularly important to remember.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yakoub the Muslim Anarchist captures my scorn for all this Europe-is-under-siege-from-Muslim-extremism rhetoric: To claim publishing these cartoons is in any way a defiant act is like saying shooting fish in a barrel is shark fishing. 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