re: Shooting in Garland, Tx at Muhammad Art exhibit

True, they aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, but when you show an eagerness to mock a different religion while urging everyone to understand the point of view of the ones being violent you are presenting a pretty clear picture of someone highly inconsistent.

The Atlantic had a great piece yesterday responding to Gary Trudeau's criticism of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists. Not saying this exactly describes you, Stonehog, but it's a worthwhile read.

Critique of knee jerk defense of Islam

A good excerpt:

Had the gunmen been “privileged,” then presumably the cartoons would have been commendable satire. The cartoonists would then have been martyrs to free speech. But since the gunmen were “non-privileged,” the responsibility for their actions shifts to the people they targeted, robbing them of agency. It’s almost as if he thinks of underdogs as literal dogs. If a dog bites a person who touches its dinner, we don’t blame the dog. The dog can’t help itself. The person should have known better.