Poor Denmark

This posting is dedicated to my good, old, Ivy League friend Omar (we have known each other since age 6... 5?), who is not ashamed to flatter me by requesting blogs on current affairs that pique his interest:

I think Ann Coulter is a moron. I also think she's actually a man, but that's another discussion for another time and another place. After roughly a year of reading his/her columns, today, for the first time, I actually came across a paragraph by him/her that I would not necessarily use to wipe a dog's behind... not that I wipe dog's behinds... on a regular basis. Anyway, the paragraph goes so:

"In order to express their displeasure with the idea that Muslims are violent, thousands of Muslims around the world engaged in rioting, arson, mob savagery, flag-burning, murder and mayhem, among other peaceful acts of nonviolence."

Which is pretty much what happened in the Middle East and Asia when that poor Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten decided to publish a couple of cartoons kind of poking fun at the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). (For the record, pbuh = peace be upon him, and why pbuh? Because I certainly hope so.)

The latest rampage has been a series of idiotic attacks and protests in my own country... *sigh* which left 3 people, including an 8 year old boy dead. OK, first, to you protesting imbeciles and the emptyheads that incite you:

1. It's a CARTOON. Explain how it threatens the well-being of you and your family.
2. It's a CARTOON. Go make your own if it makes you feel better (like Iran for example... see below). Don't hurt things and people. If this were not a family-oriented blog, I would direct terribly bad language your way right now.
3. It's a CARTOON. Get over it.

In the spirit of non-violence, I would be happy to see run over by a steamroller each and every one of the idiots who thinks it's noble and worthwhile to run around a developing country burning things, injuring people and destroying lives to show displeasure at - well, at ANYTHING. I don't care how illiterate, parochial, disadvantaged, downtrodden or attacked-by-the-West you are. God gave you a brain. And a heart. Use them.

That being said, I am interested to see international reaction to the latest competition no doubt capturing the imagination of the nation of Iran: The Holocaust Cartoon Contest
Rather a sick idea, but then, to many, so is the idea of a cartoon of Muhammad (pbuh) with a turban bomb. Once again though, sticks and stones etc etc.

Couple of interesting (well, I think they're interesting, so you're going to hear about them) situations developing in the world international relations-wise:

1. Iran seems to be taking a massive gander at calling the United States' bluff on the whole "we're-going-to-invade-and-occupy-you" issue. Restarting their nuclear reactors, poking fun at Israel, telling Condi to "shut up." They're really asking for it, eh? And that Ahmedinejad fellow is stark raving mad too, it seems. The way I see it now, the US (ie the Republican Admin. featuring Prince of Darkness and Secret Sniper Dick Cheney) loses face and credibility now if it DOESN'T invade.

2. Poor Denmark. I mean, the neutral, friendly country having its flag burned all over the place. Danes welcomed everywhere now having to hide their nationality. All because of a cartoonist. You never know where the next kick in the groin is coming from, do you? Personally, I find it quite amusing, in a haha-you-were-loved-but-now-you're-not kind of way.

12:30:45; Dane: I'm from Denmark, everybody loves me, lalalalala *happy music*
12:30:46; Jyllands-Posten publishes a cartoon
12:30:47; Dane: Auuuuugh! You want to KILL me!! But I'm from Denmark! DENMARK!! Why???

Talk about crashing a party you thanked your lucky stars you weren't invited to... or something.