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Yes the newspaper is Danish, but it has nothing to do with the Danish government or the Danish people. It is a privately owned company and therefore chooses what it publishes itself. If the newspaper had been state owned then one would have reason to take the matter up with the Danish government, but as it is the Danish government has nothing to do with the newspaper's editorial policy and can only refer people to the apology made by the newspaper.
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[ This Message was edited by: scotsboyuk on 2006-02-06 08:28 ]
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Posted: 2006-02-06 09:26:23
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In our country, if a press person writes something bad (meaning untrue, offensive, and degrading comments) about a person, the person concerned normally sues the writer for libel. Yes, there's freedom of speech but there's also what you call MALISCIOUS spreading of FALSE information. And when that happens, you should be responsible for your thoughts and actions. However, Rule of Law should always apply. Not Violence and Killing.
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Posted: 2006-02-06 09:40:20
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Our government banned our newspapers from publishing the pics!
But I get what you saying, but still Coke is a company, but its american, and Mcdonalds and Nike are all american BASED companies..
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Posted: 2006-02-06 09:42:29
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@786
So what if they are? Just because a company is based in a particular country does not make the government or people of that country responsible for it. The newspaper is privately owned, it could be based in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, France or wherever else for all it would matter.
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Posted: 2006-02-06 09:57:53
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On 2006-02-06 09:57:53, scotsboyuk wrote:
@786
So what if they are? Just because a company is based in a particular country does not make the government or people of that country responsible for it. The newspaper is privately owned, it could be based in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, France or wherever else for all it would matter.
I know that!
But in the eyes of the Islamic world its joined the likes of the US, Israel and others alike!
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Posted: 2006-02-06 10:07:30
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On 2006-02-06 10:07:30, 786KBR wrote:
I know that!
But in the eyes of the Islamic world its joined the likes of the US, Israel and others alike!
Let me get this straight, because an independently owned newspaper exercised its right to free speech and published cartoons that Muslims find offensive you are blaming Denmark as a whole? The irony is flooding out of your post!
Westerners have been accused of lumping Muslims together and as seeing Muslims as being terrorists because of the actions of extremists. Now it appears that you are doing something similar in blaming the the nation of Denmark for the actions of one newspaper.
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[ This Message was edited by: scotsboyuk on 2006-02-06 09:18 ]
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Posted: 2006-02-06 10:17:05
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I know what you saying , its like not all Israelis are killers, not all americans support bush and not all muslims are terrorists but unfortunatly thats just how everyones pigeon holed!
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Posted: 2006-02-06 10:26:12
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Most Europeans don't think that all Muslims are violent extremists so why should, as you allege, Muslims see all Westerners as being the same?
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Posted: 2006-02-06 10:45:31
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@ Scots what does the branding on the thread name say???!
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Posted: 2006-02-06 10:50:27
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"The Danish Mohammad cartoon row - what do you think?"
I think I see what you are getting at here so I shall forward my answer now. The title of the thread is to identify the subject matter; the cartoons were printed by a Danish newspaper hence the inclusion of the word 'Danish'. However, that is quite a different thing from associating blame and focusing the attention of one's anger on someone or something unconnected with the event.
The newspaper can be described as being a Danish newspaper, but that does not mean that it has anything to do with the Danish state. If someone had described you as South African twenty years ago, should that mean that you would be associated with supporting apartheid? If a Muslim blows himself up and kills lots of people should one therefore associate the term Muslim, which may be used to describe the person, with the actions of that man? Of course not, it is a descriptive term pure and simple.
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Posted: 2006-02-06 11:48:16
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