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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
Say what? Population of Cairo is 7 million. Regardless, not sure why you would be worried living in a more populous city. They tend to be more multicultural, and therefore more tolerant.
Unless you're a woman of course. In which case you're not really a person according to them.
Everyone is in the wrong? One group just murdered innocent people in the name of blasphemy. The other made a youtube movie.
The two do not in any way equate.
Freedom of expression (including that which offends) is important, which is why enlightened societies around the world have laws protecting it.
If a religion is so easily incited to violence through cartoons and youtube videos, maybe there needs to be an acknowledgement there is something wrong with it. We aren't talking about 50 guys burning crosses because they are a bunch of stupid rednecks. We're talking protests in the thousands because they honestly believe the Koran is the word of God, and you shouldn't show a picture of their idol.
That's pretty messed up.
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First of all, from Wikipedia (grain of salt) but Greater Cairo: Population (1 January 2010)
#•#Total 19,622,652
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Second of all, I never said they have the same burdon of guilt, but they are both wrong. Willfully inciting violence and committing violence are both bad things and should not happen.
And honestly the majority of the world believe in some form of faith. To me believing in something that cannot be proven is kinda crazy.