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"Brilliant" move and "brilliant" timing. merrily Apr 2015 #1
Sadly, the exhibition proves its point, but in a way the West will never admit. jobycom Apr 2015 #2
Sadly, you are incorrect. Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #3
You've just demonstrated what I said, of course. jobycom Apr 2015 #4
No, you demonstrated it. Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #5
Oh good grief. Are you really unable to see it? jobycom Apr 2015 #7
You apparently can't see it. Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #8
France JonLP24 Apr 2015 #39
you didn't spend enough time in history departments cali Apr 2015 #11
Almost 50,000 posts here before they let that one slip out. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #19
funny how that poster has fled the thread. cali Apr 2015 #20
Search function produces good stuff geek tragedy Apr 2015 #22
Could you explain your reaction to that post, and why you posted it? jobycom Apr 2015 #87
it is very sensible and very much at odds with the sentiments you expressed in this thread. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #88
Thanks. But that didn't make you reassess what you thought I said in this thread? jobycom Apr 2015 #90
no. you peddled David Irving-lite garbage in this thread. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #96
I did no such thing. You've now given his argument more air time than I ever would have. jobycom Apr 2015 #108
You again confuse "proven beyond any conceivable doubt" and "sacred" geek tragedy Apr 2015 #109
Or maybe he went to bed and then to work. jobycom Apr 2015 #85
Please, stop. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #116
"That's supremacy. And that--not the silly cartoons--is what was behind the Hebdo massacre." oberliner Apr 2015 #13
If by amazing you mean despicable, I agree. cali Apr 2015 #14
Amazing was probably not the best word to use oberliner Apr 2015 #17
Holocaust denial is not an opinion. It is willful lying in order to make geek tragedy Apr 2015 #16
Yes or no: do you think Holocaust denial has any factual basis? nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #18
Did you not read any of what I wrote? jobycom Apr 2015 #93
"prevailing story?" You didn't answer the question. Is there any factual basis geek tragedy Apr 2015 #95
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #48
Apology for terrorism - You are saying that the massacre was justified in your last sentence Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #57
So are you saying that the Hebdo massacre would have been justified if my last sentence is true? jobycom Apr 2015 #92
Dude I would have alerted on YOUR post if I thought it would have made a difference Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #94
In the UK and USA it would be legal to deny the Holocaust. That doesn't mean that it is, or should LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #72
No doubt, you'll supply us with objective evidence which supports that allegation. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #80
Then you are blind or can't think for yourself. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #99
Nonsense leftynyc Apr 2015 #117
Edit- found this on NBC KittyWampus Apr 2015 #36
huge fail cali Apr 2015 #10
Do you understand the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution? Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #115
I think it will prove the opposite. NutmegYankee Apr 2015 #6
Actually it proves the opposite oberliner Apr 2015 #9
You just called yourself a white/western supremacist. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #15
An interesting argument, even if refuted by the points you highlight guillaumeb Apr 2015 #59
If something is objective fact, then there is no debate to be had in terms of respecting people geek tragedy Apr 2015 #89
I predict ABSOLUTELY ZERO people will be killed or have death decrees made against them. nt Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #33
"...that all of our claims that Muslims should not get upset about cartoons..." Jenoch Apr 2015 #58
I have read your posts here, and the reactions to them. guillaumeb Apr 2015 #66
Thanks. I know this place, I knew what to expect. jobycom Apr 2015 #83
Referring to rejecting the David Irving crowd as driven by "politics" and referring geek tragedy Apr 2015 #91
If I had done so, then maybe you'd have a point. jobycom Apr 2015 #100
The Holocaust is not a 'sacred' issue--it is an indisputable fact established by geek tragedy Apr 2015 #104
I assure you no one will 840high Apr 2015 #84
Did you read the part where I never said they would? jobycom Apr 2015 #86
I'll go out on a limb and predict that these cartoons will not lead to bloody riots, Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #12
Certainly, because the target of the exhibited works is not "The West" Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #21
How many people died because of Piss Christ? nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #23
None. Piss Christ at least broadly reflects Western values. eom. Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #27
care to explain that rather odd declaration? please expound cali Apr 2015 #28
Sure Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #50
You seem to erroneously believe that only Jews are offended by it. You are entirely mistaken. cali Apr 2015 #53
No, I am saying that the target is Jews, not the West Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #54
Cartoonists who mock Christianity, and artists who dunk crucifixes in piss, Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #24
I would agree Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #26
and the Charlie Hebdo cartoons? Just what do you think they were? cali Apr 2015 #29
A satirical portrayal of Islam and (some) adherrants Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #32
I can imagine an angry mob looting a Whole Foods in Boca Raton Freddie Stubbs Apr 2015 #25
I chortled. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #35
What do you make of this? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #42
I think it's a crying shame. But maybe they were just duped into those attacks. cali Apr 2015 #43
They are a quite clearly a destructive cult JonLP24 Apr 2015 #44
your op is so murky it's hard to discern what you're trying to say. cali Apr 2015 #45
So a group like Al-Qaeda isn't a cult? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #47
I wouldn't characterize them as such. cali Apr 2015 #49
Fundamentalist preachers are convincing young adults that it is their religious duty JonLP24 Apr 2015 #51
+1 Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #52
Satirizing the prophet M*hammed is not the same thing as LeftinOH Apr 2015 #30
Political Cartoons. The Article Has A Photo From Last Year. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #31
seeing how nutty yahoo has been talking....no olive branches from isreal that is for sure dembotoz Apr 2015 #34
There it is! Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #37
huh? what has that to do with the op? cali Apr 2015 #38
So because Bibi is a douche that permits folks to deny the Holocaust? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #56
Can you believe that shit?... SidDithers Apr 2015 #60
Why yes. Yes I can. cali Apr 2015 #61
Tit for tat or something like that... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #64
This is a separate issue LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #70
So. Fucking. Predictable. nt Codeine Apr 2015 #105
Like the cleaning of a house.... Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #112
They are making their point goldent Apr 2015 #40
their "point" is hypocritical shit. cali Apr 2015 #41
no, it's pretty much straight up Holocaust denial geek tragedy Apr 2015 #97
I am constantly saddened by human depravity. NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #46
Political cartoons are not meant to be amusing. IMO and all that. djean111 Apr 2015 #55
These aren't necessarily political cartoons. NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #68
I don't think it's specifically children doing the artwork. arcane1 Apr 2015 #78
Fucking gross. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #62
the limits of acceptable free speech? guillaumeb Apr 2015 #63
You appear unable to distinguish outrage from riots and murder. cali Apr 2015 #65
I have seen "Piss Christ" guillaumeb Apr 2015 #67
Oh for pity's sake. cali Apr 2015 #69
and as to England and Ireland? guillaumeb Apr 2015 #71
No-one Murdered Because of this Image (NSFW warning) Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #73
I am outraged guillaumeb Apr 2015 #74
Yes, and he thinks its SUPER-DE-DUPER! Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #75
Barney is a liberal guillaumeb Apr 2015 #76
Never knew this was a part of liberalism, at all. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #102
Christianity gets brutally mocked all the time Codeine Apr 2015 #107
If the idea is a comment on Charlie Hebdo BainsBane Apr 2015 #77
Cartoons get the red out Apr 2015 #79
The only appropriate response... zappaman Apr 2015 #81
Too bad we can't trade our US conservatives for Iranian liberals, women, and LGBT. Zorra Apr 2015 #82
someone should enter a cartoon of Mohammed saying "denying the Holocaust is evil" nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #98
But wouldn't that be "Western" arrogance? Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #111
Um, they have a museum park in Kentucky depicting Noah's Ark!!! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #101
Noah's Ark. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #103
The USSR Threatened US With Nuclear Destruction For Decades! Brett Fitz Apr 2015 #106
What?! Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #113
Here are the winners from the last contest goldent Apr 2015 #110
Thanks, this add a little nuance to the topic. U4ikLefty Apr 2015 #114
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