Damn Freedom!

Who knew that a series of cartoons in a Danish paper would have such an effect on the Muslim community... and even the rest of the world.

This is Denmark, for pete's sake! Denmark, people. You know that small sliver of land that sits on top of Germany? That's Denmark. Small, itty-bitty country.

Let's just overlook that for a moment.

After a Danish paper published cartoons in September that satirized Muhammad, a prophet of Islam, papers in Germany and France have recently followed suit and ran their own cartoons along with republishing the ones from the Danish paper.

Pssst! Muslims apparently don't have a sense of humor for this.

I mean, Muslims are really riled up about this. Really.

Can you image if Christians and Jews got this upset about some cartoons portraying God in a controversial way? Hmmmmm.... ah.... yikes. I don't think editors would get fired for portraying a controversial God.

But, they are getting fired for publishing the Muhammad cartoons. Is this all in a vain attempt to appease a group of people who really just want to be angry and nothing you say or do will make them happy? Hmmmm.

Muslims are demanding apologies from the governments of Denmark, Norway, Germany, and even France. Why? The governments did not publish the cartoons. The governments didn't do anything wrong. So, then, why? For allowing freedom of press.

Damn freedom!

It's amazing how a small wave from Denmark could get so huge when it hits the Middle East. Did I mention how small and inconsequential Denmark really is?