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Originally Posted by Locke
Very true.
I havent seen the video so I'm going as unqualified Devil's Advocate here but:
Was there intent to mock? Was it done in a mocking manner?
There is a bit of irony if the intent of the video was to dispute Islam's insistent claims of being a peaceful religion because they usually make that claim after outbursts like this.
As for his accountability, I suppose it would depend on the video's premise.
Its not as if his whole film is:
"Eff-you guys! Come at me Islam!"
If it were, then yes, he should be held accountable.
However, if it was something closer to:
"Islam claims to be a religion of peace, I dispute these claims, my dispute is based on this evidence that I present to you and my conclusion is that their claims are flawed and this is why."
Then no, I dont think they should be throwing him over the wall at the angry mob unless his evidence was obviously flimsy and meant to incite unrest.
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I haven't watched it either (and not going to waste my time), but here is a description:
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The film claims Muhammad was a fraud. An English-language 13-minute trailer on YouTube shows an amateur cast performing a wooden dialogue of insults disguised as revelations about Muhammad, whose obedient followers are presented as a cadre of goons.
It depicts Muhammad as a feckless philanderer who approved of child sexual abuse, among other overtly insulting claims that have caused outrage.
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/09...n-egypt-libya/
Basically, the movie attacks a very central figure in Islam, which is going to cause outrage in even the most moderate Muslims. Anyone knowing anything about the Muslim world in general or the middle east in particular would have predicted this type of reaction, so I would argue that he meant to incite this reaction.
His motive was to help Isreal and I think it might have just back fired (or it gives Netanyahu a reason to attack Iran).
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Bacile, a California real estate developer who identifies himself as an Israeli Jew, said he believes the movie will help his native land by exposing Islam’s flaws to the world
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