Iran daily holds contest for Holocaust cartoons

Where did you see that? And I don't understand your question.

A few countries have laws against just that, Denmark not being one of them. Very few countries in Europe have that law.

No I didn't; I said they have no reason to publish them. They are of course allowed to be published.

[quot]so cartoons depicting mohammad as a terrorist, a pedophile, etc....

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No picture showed Mohammed as a pedophile in JP. One of the pictures produced by one of those imams show him a pedophile though (and I've yet to see any reaction against them...).  Reread this post:

are supposed to show how violent muslims in europe are? "hey guys, i have an idea, you know those crazy terrorist muslims running around, yea, lets show them how crazy they are by drawing pictures of their prophet as a terrorist, and a scum bag. that should teach them not be violent anymore.........." "or it will just make them more angry you du*ba$$! "   thats what someone should have told those cartoonists.

You still miss the point. They weren't intended to make anyone less violent. For the reason, reread the post you quoted.

Why? 

So in your opinon, when American papers choose not to publish a few cartoons they do because of good judgement, but when European papers do the same, they are suddenly "limiting free speech".

There are lot of talk about respecting believes, that you shouldn't publish offensive stuff [about islam], not even to demonstrate important issues. But when the offensive pics are about Judaism it's completely ok, no, even excellent. The word 'hypocrite' has been used a lot in this thread, so I won't bother repeating it.

all of a sudden you guys arent talking about freedom of speech anymore are you?

Of bloody course we are.

the same continent that persecutes people for their beliefs (europe) is talking about persecution.

Please elaborate, exactly how does Europe execute religious persecutions?

this was a great strategic move, especially after the paper in denmark refused to show the cartoons saying they were too offensive! what morons.

What is offensive for you is not offensive for me - a moron is what takes not to understand that. To me, the Muhamed cartoons didn't seem very offensive, slightly lame at most. Europe is extremely sensitive towards anti-Semitism though, for obvious reasons.

You're the one who doesn't understand. Europe doesn't have any extremist Jews who start threatening and even murdering people who criticize Judaism. Europe does have fanatic Muslims who start threatening and even murdering people who criticize Islam. That EVERYTHING is allowed to be criticized is a fundamental cornerstone in democracy. The publications were a domestic issue to try/show how much the threats and murders from and by religious fanatics had frightened people to exercize their rights.

In the beginning of this row I thought the publications were unnecessary, but after seing the reaction in the real world and from some people here I'm beginning to think it was not only a good thing to publish them, but also necessary in the sense that it started a discussion and shed light on the problem. That Iranian newspapers reply I just find silly, it only goes to show that either they 1) have no idea whatsoever what is was all about, 2) they did know but decided to seize the opportunity to once again make a hit on a certain group that had absolutely nothing to do with the issue in the first place.

exactly freedom of speech, maybe europe can learn a lesson or two out of this situation as well as the islamic world.

and so why are you in here arguing about this if you believe they have the right to publish it?

hitler is dead too, but thats not stopping the nazi's is it?

cyrus is dead, but thats not stopping the iranians who believe in his freedom either.

this was a great political move by the iranian islamist press in my opinion. they totally debased western values, and probably proved to the islamic world that the west is anti-islam.

this was a great strategic move, especially after the paper in denmark refused to show the cartoons saying they were too offensive! what morons.

im not muslim, but this whole situation is so funny to me, europe just got b**ch slapped.

there are muslims in denmark too, good way to tread their fellow country men right?

hmm... its really funny,

all of a sudden you guys arent talking about freedom of speech anymore are you?

what happened to freedom of speech guys, or is it only freedom of speech when its not against the western point of view?

the same continent that persecutes people for their beliefs (europe) is talking about persecution.

wow, anyway, i thought i might add that iran has the largest jewish community in any muslim nation.

Of course the Jewish issue if very sensitive in Europe. And if they want to publish it then it is their right and I would have no objection (though I would fine the cartoon distasteful). I don�t see what Jews have to do with it though. The cartoon was not even a cartoon and was pretty distasteful.  As if Jews would be so much better under Iranian rule. As if Cyrus was still around. I have a message for you...get over Cyrus. The man has been dead for thousands of years and under his rule Jews went persecuted. are you saying Jews would be better off under Cyrus than say Hitler? Well NO sh*t. But guess what? He�s dead. This is 2006. Get over Cyrus. I should hold a contest based on Paul�s idea�Cyrus was a homosexual cartoon. So I don�t get the point of the edited photograph of people who likely died in those damn damps.

But wait! I thought the holocaust didn�t happen? Well Iran says it didn�t anyway�

 I dont see what Jews and Cyrus have to do with anything in Denmark.

you guys dont understand do you?

the jew issue is very sensitive in europe, just like the mohammad issue is sensitive in the islamic world.

lets see how "democratic" europe is... i bet they wont publish these cartoons in the name of democracy.

europe disgusts me. im so happy i live in the USA.

if you cant take it, then dont dish it out, europe needs to take that advice.