New Posts For Thread: government asking british newspapers not to print anything to upset muslim fundamentalisthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalistno freedom of the press in this country anymore private eye can mock the christian faith on their christmas issue but we must not print anything to upset our muslim brothersMy point is that in assessing who within the muslim community holds what views, how strongly and what their response would be to certain things we can then gauge what an appropriate course of action would be going forward. Being very broad brush abouhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017393#543017393My point is that in assessing who within the muslim community holds what views, how strongly and what their response would be to certain things we can then gauge what an appropriate course of action would be going forward. Being very broad brush abouFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:55:38 -0600Overly pessimistic view. Don't agree one iota.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017203#543017203Overly pessimistic view. Don't agree one iota.Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:35:08 -0600Agree with every word and thoroughly respect your opinion. But if we know how man will respond to action and perform such action anyway, are the victims of the easily predicted outcome or the instigators of it? What would you do? I have absolutely nohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017183#543017183Agree with every word and thoroughly respect your opinion. But if we know how man will respond to action and perform such action anyway, are the victims of the easily predicted outcome or the instigators of it? What would you do? I have absolutely noFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:33:41 -0600And if it isn't compatible, what then?First the diagnosis Rhino. Having done that then we can negotiate the treatment. What would you do?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017089#543017089And if it isn't compatible, what then?First the diagnosis Rhino. Having done that then we can negotiate the treatment. What would you do?Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:24:17 -0600eventually they will be the majority and everyone will have to be compatible with themhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017087#543017087eventually they will be the majority and everyone will have to be compatible with themFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:24:14 -0600RhinoI don't insult. I don't offend. You take insult and offence. It is a right to give an opinion, ridicule politicians and the privileged, lambast the lunacy, as some see it, of organised religion and many other things because that is what it meanshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017059#543017059RhinoI don't insult. I don't offend. You take insult and offence. It is a right to give an opinion, ridicule politicians and the privileged, lambast the lunacy, as some see it, of organised religion and many other things because that is what it meansFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:22:26 -0600And if it isn't compatible, what then?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543017025#543017025And if it isn't compatible, what then?Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:19:10 -0600but we do need the input of the muslim community as to what they are willing to tolerate because as I indicate I think we need to find out if that is compatible with our way of lifenothing is compatible with their way of life that's why they make thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543016985#543016985but we do need the input of the muslim community as to what they are willing to tolerate because as I indicate I think we need to find out if that is compatible with our way of lifenothing is compatible with their way of life that's why they make theFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:15:39 -0600Not at all. I think we need to take a considered and informed approach and have a national and honest debate about whether Islam as practiced is compatible with western democratic ideals. Our country has changed immensely with new laws replacing perfhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543016955#543016955Not at all. I think we need to take a considered and informed approach and have a national and honest debate about whether Islam as practiced is compatible with western democratic ideals. Our country has changed immensely with new laws replacing perfFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:12:52 -0600That is part of the problem though ain't it? The western ideal, that freedom of speech and freedom to insult is the same thing. It isn't, and freedom of speech was not born from that basis. What do we actually gain from insulting the prophet? It accohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30415229/government-asking-british-newspapers-not-to-print-anything-to-upset-muslim-fundamentalist?post_id=543016925#543016925That is part of the problem though ain't it? The western ideal, that freedom of speech and freedom to insult is the same thing. It isn't, and freedom of speech was not born from that basis. What do we actually gain from insulting the prophet? It accoFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:10:26 -0600