Danish Cartoons of Mahammad

After reading the cartoons and learning the feeling behind them I don't believe that they were as much of an exercise of free speech as they were discrimination against the Muslim faith. I've always felt that there is always grounds to disagree with a person's faith, especially America where we value the right to choose a religion. It seems like many times political cartoonist get away with many controversial cartoons because the art is often very faceless and excepted. I don't think this would go quietly in the states though and certainly wouldn't make it into a national newspaper. It seems though that on the Internet bad things like this can have powerful followings unfortunately.

Some people say that Muslims, especially non-Danish Muslims, have no right telling Danish officials that they should censor or punish the people that made these cartoons. But where would be be if countries just ignored each others religions and didn't respect their believes. Countries have a duty to represent their country as a positive nation that promotes goodwill and officials not making a stance on an issue so dear to Muslims as their religion doesn't promote prosperity and fellowship between nations.

Although what happened was wrong and the cartoonists and publishers of the cartoons shouldn't have done it Muslims shouldn't hold offensive protests against the Danish. Muslims shouldn't burn the Danish flag like they are in this photo. I understand their anger and frustration but there are never grounds to this or cause violence.

I think that some people on both sides of the argument were in the wrong. For countries to reach common ground they've got to be willing to hear out the other side and hold resect for their opinion.