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Old 02-21-2006, 12:48 PM   #293
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Originally Posted by azzarish
Who is they exactly? Is that everyone, or just the ones that are always highlighted in newspapers and TV.
I would agree there is a distinction . . . . .

The demonstrations have grown from descriptions of "dozens" and "hundreds" to "thousands" and "tens of thousands" . . . . . yet that's actually far short of hundreds of thousands you might expect from true outrage, particularly in countries where audience participation can be controlled somewhat, like Iran.

If Islam is 1.3 billion strong, the outrage is still somewhat muted considering the numbers available and considering cleric and governments are encouraging participation.

One of the more interesting indicators of outrage I saw today was a story saying "Mecca Cola," a Arab Muslim supplier, has seen sales triple in recent weeks and the company can't keep up with demand, presumeably at some cost to Coca-Cola.

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