The random political thoughts thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just commenting on your final paragraphs:

Isn't it interesting that the IRA has never been termed "Cathlofacists" or "Radical Catholic fundamentalists"? And what is Timothy McVeigh, exactly? Terrorists are terrorists, and while their religious and political affiliations are certainly pertinent to the details of how one approaches the effort to curb them, focusing on their religious affiliation is dangerous and encourages the growth of racism.

As for the depiction of Muhammed...in Islam, the depiction in art of ANY human form is forbidden (God created man in his image, therefore any depiction of man is a depiction of God, therefore any depiction of man for art's sake is akin to idolitry). So depicting their most important prophit is particularly insulting. Threatening violence is obviously ridiculous. But I am not in the least surprised by the outrage.