South Park censored again

[Thorne]

"It does no one any good to have your head cut off. I may fear you, but do not think for a second that I respect you." - Richard Dawkins

The god of Islam is apparently a weak, egocentric thug who cannot tolerate a little criticism or ridicule. Those who promote violence in his name, or in the name of their fictitious founder, Mohammad, only serve to bring shame upon themselves and upon those who tolerate their violence.

There are many people in the world today who are hiding from these vile bastards because they had the temerity to ridicule them. When the Muslim people begin reining these monsters in, when the Muslim governments start prosecuting them for the violence they promote, then perhaps we can begin to regard Islam as the peaceful religion they would have us believe.

But those governments are too busy prosecuting people for witchcraft, or sorcery, or torturing women because they had the audacity to allow themselves to be raped. Or forcing 11 year old girls to marry their 80 year old cousin because he was able to pay a $22,000 "dowry" to her father.

If the Muslim people want to be respected, and not feared, they need to drag their medieval religion into the 21st century. Until then, the best they can hope for is ridicule and hate.

And the same goes for the religious idiots here in the US who would enslave women because of some fictional stories written a couple of thousand years ago. While their own women may fear them, the rest of the country, and the civilized world, know them for what they are: misogynistic assholes who cannot feel like men unless they have a woman to control, or terrorize, or simply beat up on.

And to answer your question: Yes, when those who have power, such as governments and religious leaders, cave into the demands of these monsters it is pandering, as well as aiding and abetting murder. When running the networks cave, perhaps it is only an effort to protect themselves and their employees from the retaliation which might be propagated against them.

A more important question comes up, though. The group which issued the threats is located in New York City! Why the hell hasn't the city, state and/or federal justice systems jumped on them with both feet? It couldn't be because they are a religious organization, could it?

[Ozme52]

A more important question comes up, though. The group which issued the threats is located in New York City! Why the hell hasn't the city, state and/or federal justice systems jumped on them with both feet? It couldn't be because they are a religious organization, could it?

I'm not sure a threat constitutes an illegal act. A conspiracy to do harm does. And for all we know, those very authorities may be investigating...

Meanwhile, the ACLU should be stepping up and suing.

They may have their figurative panties tied in a knot though... Religious Freedom AND Freedom of Speech on one side... Freedom of Speech on the other.

[Thorne]

I'm not sure a threat constitutes an illegal act. A conspiracy to do harm does. And for all we know, those very authorities may be investigating...

I can understand that someone saying, in a moment of passion, "I'm gonna kill you!" should not be considered a crime. But someone who writes out a warning, explicitly and calmly, saying that performing a certain act will make you a target, that is a crime. It's at least an infringement of someone else's right to free speech. And yes, the authorities may be investigating. Chances are that group has been under surveillance for quite a while now.

And I apologize to the group for going off on a rant earlier. It just drives me nuts when people like this hide behind their presumed moral authority to justify killing, terrorizing, torturing and enslaving people, all in the name of their prophet, god or savior.

Anyway here's a video that seems relevant.