Everyone probably heard about the recent happenings with Mr Westergaard. Most people know who he is. To the one’s who don’t: Kurt Westergaard is an old fart (74 to be exact) from Denmark, and he is an artist with a stubborn point-of-view when it comes to religion. Take a look at his “art”.
This is just one of the 12 Islam-caricatures which were illustrated by Kurt Westergaard in the Danish magazine “Jyllands Posten” in 2005. After this, the Arabian world declared war on him and put a contract out on him, because after several warnings he refused to take the caricatures back and apologize officially for the insult committed. A few weeks ago, a Somali assassin got into the house of Westergaard and attempted to murder him. The attempt failed.
That would be an absolutely uninteresting event, if there wouldn’t be a tiny little “but”.
That was, first things first, not the first attempt to knock the fellow mate out. And I suppose, it won’t be the last. All of them for only one reason – retaliation for the insult committed towards Mohammad, the one and only prophet of the Islam world. But that is not all. Westergaards has got a family. At least he does have a grand-daughter and, logically, her parents. And, due to the declared war on him, Kurt was, together with his family members, hiding in secret locations which he changed a lot of times already, in order to get away from his Muslim headhunters. Always under police-survey and always in fear of a sudden assassination.
Isn’t, what he is doing, just foolish?
Instead of taking his bullshit back, saying “I’m sorry, dear Arabs, I learned my lesson, I won’t do so again!” on TV and finishing this story once and for all, Westergaard keeps his course and stubbornly refuses to step back and let his caricatures down. As a result, he lives like a refugee in his own house and, in addition, brings his relatives in the same danger in which he himself already is. And is forced to keep running from cover to the next shelter and is afraid to die.
And now, the most interesting part.
The world condemns the Putin-regime for “the lack of freedom of speech”, because the police has beaten up a few anti-Putin demonstrants and so, it is now declared an absoultist regime which suppresses its own citizens. But what the hell is going on in the western part of the globe? Everyone is talking about a deficit in free speech, but is that what everyone wants? A freedom in such a degree, that even death is accepted as a possible consequence of speaking out your mind?
Personally me, I am a foe to such a kind of free speech. I share the slogan – if the people are dumb as lambs, shorten their tongues. Because, as everybody knows, when freedom or might or money gets in the wrong hands, it is abused.
Now back to Mr. Westergaard.
What the heck did he want to express with his caricatures and why does he want to defend them with his life even? The message of it should be like “All Muslims are fanatics who are only out to bomb the world” ? In such a case I would sponsor the next contract killer partly or maybe advice the Arab world to hire a professional. Because fascists and nazis are vermins to whom human rights are not connected.
Long story short – the Western World regards Westergaard like a tremendous martyr who fights for his “right”, defends one of the common values of Europe and America and heroically defies the aggressions of the evil Arab empire. Why? Because he actually insulted a whole culture and, knowing that some Muslims are radical enough to start a vendetta, consciously provoked their wrath?
Well, then I want an award as well! Because I cleaned my kitchen today. Probably nothing spectacular, but at least I did not question anyone’s dignity by this. If that racist piece of shit deserves such an attention for such things he does, why don’t I deserve some attention for being a nice guy and obeying the law, for example?
There are simply things you don’t make fun of. Indifferent, whether this right is given to you by law or not. It is called basics of ethics and moral. Look it up.
For example, you do not make fun of the Holocaust and mock at Jews with that. Just like you should not laugh at a man whose son, brother or father died recently. If you still do, don’t be surprised! It’s a mouth full of shit that will bring you a nose full of blood. And this is nothing to do with §223 in the German criminal code (physical injury). Because in such a case, you are the one who takes away the right number one of any man – every man has got a dignity which is untouchable and to be respected.
These are the things that those lambs seem to forget.
Just like Theo van Gogh, a satirist and director from the Netherlands. He as well played with edged tools concerning Islam and the Koran. His criticism digged his grave. In 2004 he was murdered by a Muslim extremist for his attempt to ride a tiger. Idiot. Serves him right.
And in order to prevent these happenings in the future, the state should declare a limitation on free speech by law, if the people are too shatter-brained to identify certain threats if they violate certain taboos. If they can’t protect oneself, the law gotta do this.
marcus birkenkrahe Said:
on March 25, 2010 at 6:56 pm
very interesting. i had not heard this and it made me read the articles.
shuriken3250 Said:
on March 26, 2010 at 9:03 am
which articles exactly do you mean, Sir?