muslims PART 2

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

I always wondered whether it had anything to do with how those people are informed. Some regions barely have any international news broadcasts but they'll know who insulted the islam again before the day's done. We may know that the pope was quoting somebody else, but how was the news brought on the many different islamic channels. I'm betting some part of those protesters hardly knew the context of the speech. And I bet some were just looking for any excuse to kick up some dust.

A sarcastic part of my mind is waiting for the moment someone's gonna stand up and declare to the world that all muslims are short-tempered, have no sense of humour and are prone to over-react. It would be... interesting to see the hotheads' reaction. I can already imagine one jumping up saying: "That's not true! Hang the infidel! We demand apologies, we... oh, wait a sec..."

But Earniel, it has come to pass already...and I feel sorry for the Muslim in the limerlight than in the limest-of-all-light. I don't think that peace-loving muslims have much of a voice. I pretty much automatically exclude them from protests...

No offence, but I'm getting rather tired of being pushed in the 'non-american so doesn't know what she's talking about corner'. I'm open for debate, not gratuit judgements on what I may or may not know or think. I had hoped we had moved on beyond that point.

Here again my deep ineloquence...I just wasn't willing to list any nationalities that actually seemed to think...well, you get the point. And btw, could I help it if comments that "the media covers whats loudest" came from all european, scandinavian etc...?

It has NOTHING to do with what I think you do or do not know, however ...

And on a personal note, Hector, given all the mails we traded, I kinda had expected better from you.

So before you go accusing me of anything, I'll haver you know that I was including my own national media in my statement.

I'm afraid your generalisation was too specific!

You used the word bias, not me.

Well, that's because it's rampant, being a normal part of opinion forming

If there is any bias of the media I had in mind, than it was the preference of ANY media to go for the sensational topics, not the quiet, rational ones. Do you disagree with me on that?

Of course not! I completely agree. As Donald Rumsfeld recently said, you can pull up hundreds of stories on the alleged evilness of our troops, but none for the recipient of the special awards for services to our country.