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I don't see the humor, so probably don't get it.  Like Seinfeld humor in
England, it just doesn't work here.  Its a shame that in the world something 
can get someones ire up some much that they would want to kill another
person over it or burn down their embassy...  Its just a drawing!

On 2/4/06, Matt Rudary	 wrote:
>
> I completely agree with you that newspapers shouldn't be intimidated
> into not printing this. It's a real shame, though, that the cartoons
> aren't terribly clever or funny. This may be the reason that they
> haven't been reprinted in US newspapers -- why print something insulting
> to people without making a point? Further, I don't think US newspapers
> have as much to worry about with respect to freedom of the press as
> European papers do. It's thus more important to the European papers to
> assert that right.
>
> Matt
>
> Daniel Reeves wrote:
> > And by the way, I'm completely serious about this. I think this is a way 
> > that improvetheworld can literally improve the world.
> >
> > Also, please don't be shy about chiming in on this.  Once the first
> > message is sent it's really no more burden for people to delete the
> > whole thread (as long as you leave the subject line intact).
> >
> >
> > (PS, I can see from the web logs that lots of you have viewed the
> > pictures already so don't pretend you're not listening! :)
> >
> >
> > --- \/   FROM Daniel Reeves AT 06.02.04 17:03 (Today)   \/ ---
> >
> >> A Danish newspaper recently published cartoons depicting Mohammed and
> >> muslims as terrorists.  Muslims are up in arms about it.  In fact,
> >> they've burnt down the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Syria, as a
> >> start.
> >>
> >> It's all over the news but no US newspaper has the backbone to print
> >> the cartoons.  I guess terrorism works. So this is an opportunity to
> >> fight for free speech by helping make sure the agenda of the radical
> >> religious right backfires.  And so, improvetheworld brings you:
> >>
> >>  http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/itw/mohammed
> >>	(or google improvetheworld)
> >>
> >> Oh, and since muslims are calling for boycotts of Danish products in
> >> response to those cartoons, you should also buy more Danish stuff.
> >> Like Legos.
> >>
> >>  ,
> >> Danny
> >
> >
>



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John J. Kapusky

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I don't see the humor, so probably don't get it.  Like Seinfeld humor in 
England, it just doesn't work here.  Its a shame that in the world something 
can get someones ire up some much that they would want to kill another	person
over it or burn down their embassy...  Its just a drawing !
  
  On 2/4/06,  Matt  Rudary  < mrudary Æ umich.edu > wrote: 
 I completely agree with you that  newspapers shouldn't be intimidated into not
printing this. It's a real  shame, though, that the cartoons
 aren't terribly clever or funny. This may be the reason that they haven 't
been reprinted in US newspapers -- why print something insulting to  people
without making a point? Further, I don't think US newspapers 
have as much to worry about with respect to freedom of the press as European 
papers do. It's thus more important to the European papers to assert  that
right.	Matt  Daniel Reeves wrote: > And by the way , I'm completely serious
about this. I think this is a way
 > that improvetheworld can literally improve the world. > > ; Also,
please don't be shy about chiming in on this.  Once the  first > message is
sent it's really no more burden for people to delete  the
 > whole thread (as long as you leave the subject line intact). > ; >
> (PS, I can see from the web logs that lots of you have viewed  the >
pictures already so don't pretend you're not listening! : )
 > > > --- \/	 FROM Daniel Reeves AT 06.02.04  :03 (Today)   \/ ---
> >> A Danish newspaper recently  published cartoons depicting
Mohammed and >> muslims as terrorists .  Muslims are up in arms about it.
 In fact,
 >> they've burnt down the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Syria , as a
>> start. >> >> It's all over the news but  no US newspaper
has the backbone to print >> the cartoons.   I guess terrorism works. So
this is an opportunity to
 >> fight for free speech by helping make sure the agenda of the radical 
>> religious right backfires.  And so, improvetheworld  brings you:
>> >>   
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/itw/mohammed  >>   ;	(or
google improvetheworld) >> >> Oh, and  since muslims are calling
for boycotts of Danish products in >> response  to those cartoons, you
should also buy more Danish stuff.
 >> Like Legos. >> >> <ducking>, >> ; Danny >
>	  --   Regards,   John J. Kapusky 

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