A Brief, Shining Epiphanal Moment Of Near-Perfect Irony
If, say, the Southern Baptists of the world were to take offense at a cartoon in, say, the New York Times, and if they chose to express their disagreement with it by raging through the streets of New York and Chicago in violent mobs, firing assault rifles, terrifying the public, overwhelming the police, destroying property, firebombing government buildings, and screaming "DEATH TO THE BLASPHEMERS! 9/11 WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING! FREEDOM CAN BURN IN HELL! BEHEAD THE SLANDERERS WHO CALL US VIOLENT!!!"--
--well, i'm sure NPR and CNN would take great pains to stress the validity of the Southern Baptists' reasonable concerns, and to sensitively explain that Christianity in its pure form is a totally peaceful religion, and that even if some Christians choose to express their totally understandable indignation in "demonstrations," still, everything that they might do or say is completely justified, and we should immediately adjust our society to accomodate every demand they make.
Cuz after all, fair is fair.
Right?
Thought so.
I know, sorry, no one cares. I'll shut up.
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Update (2/11):
--well, i'm sure NPR and CNN would take great pains to stress the validity of the Southern Baptists' reasonable concerns, and to sensitively explain that Christianity in its pure form is a totally peaceful religion, and that even if some Christians choose to express their totally understandable indignation in "demonstrations," still, everything that they might do or say is completely justified, and we should immediately adjust our society to accomodate every demand they make.
Cuz after all, fair is fair.
Right?
Thought so.
I know, sorry, no one cares. I'll shut up.
_______
Update (2/11):
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