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September 5, 2006
Denmark: Half Of Danes Find Islam Incompatible With Democracy
When the newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve cartoons of the founder of Islam, they were not prepared for the backlash which followed. At the end of September, when the cartoons had first been published, there had been little reaction, until Islamist cleric Abu Laban and his violent sidekick Ahmed Akkari went on a tour of the Middle East, even bringing with them three extra images, never shown in the newspaper. One of these, which the devilish duo presented as "Mohammed as a pig", was actually a photocopy of a photo of a contestant in a French pig-squealing event, wearing a mask. Who needs facts when you have an agenda of inciting hatred?
By the time Abu Laban and his poisonous lickspittle had shown the images to various religious leaders, all hell had broken loose internationally by February, with violence in Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, and in the regions inhabited by Palestinians. At least thirty people died. Denmark's Arla foods were prevented from selling their dairy products to Muslim countries, and even Danish insulin was boycotted on account of Islamic fanatacism and intolerance.
So it is little surprise that a poll conducted in Denmark shows that nearly half of Danes now view Islam as being incompatible with democracy, which by definition requires freedom of expression. Agence France Presse via the Pakistan Daily Times reports that the poll was conducted by Zaperaa for the Danish think-tank Mandag Morgen.
So, 48% of Danes thought Islam was not compatible with Democracy.
34% thought Islam was consistent with democracy, and 18% could not make their mind up.
Maybe, if the assassins who were ordered by Al Qaeda to seek out the cartoonists and murder them ever succeed in their quest, the figure of 48% can be expected to rise.
Currently, an alliance of 27 Muslim groups have mounted a lawsuit against Jyllands-Posten, and the paper itself has issued a counter-claim against their lawyer, Michael Christiani Havemann, for defamation. And in July the Paris Mosque decided to sue the publishers of satirical magazine Charlie-Hebdo for showing some of the Danish cartoons. The trial will start this month.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 5, 2006 7:00 AM
Comments
As was pointed out by "The Religious Policeman"
http://muttawa.blogspot.com/
The really hilarious aspect of this business of boycotting Danish products is the item that is Denmark's largest individual export product:
Yes, that's right - Danish Bacon.
Posted by: Sir Henry Morgan ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.westernresistance.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at September 5, 2006 7:19 AM
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