GrahamY was messaged when this thread first started - it can be viewed as a very ugly thread.

Indeed, it is bringing out some very ugly responses and some valiant replies. To what end?

Whilst I assume Graham is moderating the comments, I also assume there are other 'powers that be' who will also be watching.

Sure, butcher's thread is achieving a high 'hit' rate - is it good for OLO? Perhaps, but perhaps not.

bonmot,
this might actually be a perfect time to say goodbye to this thread. It's degrading by the post to the same level as the subject of the thread.

Dear Belly,

It is difficult for me to convey how deeply disappointed I was to read your post where you stated;

“But know almost every one of them would walk past me in the gutter.”

If your anger towards me in any way contributed to your making it then I am sorry.

Dear CHERFUL,

Thank you for your post.

You have couched the Israel/Palestine conflict in terms of striving for territorial gains on a couple of occasions. One of the most alluring approaches to the issue is to simplify it since it seems to defy rational contemplation.

It took some Jewish writers to prompt me to explore things more deeply.

One of the great human abilities is to feel empathy, to be able to see things from another's perspective. I don't think we employ it nearly often enough.

"The cartoons published by moslem media are far worse than the cartoons
published in the west."

Really?

I don't think I've ever seen one.

Bonmot you although not always friendly to me are in my view one of the top five posters on this site.
I would not place myself in the top 20, as I tend to say it as I think, often harshly.
But can you justify asking for free speech, this subject, to be curtailed?
What subjects are out of bounds.
How do we address those problems.
Are the actions of SOME in this riot unacceptable?
Is there a chance the often stated hate against us is true in some cases.
csteele I do not hate you, I dislike you, in you I see, and if you can prove me wrong serve up the humble pie I will eat it.
*A standard issue Green woman/man* , Muslim defender at any cost.
Long weary of words smiths who call truth lies who condemn one side who refuse to even consider the middle path.
csteele no God exists,to fix this problem, words never will.
We need to stop pandering to ANY CREED.
Stop defending this middle ages hate,too.
You in every post infer my words are baseless and yours right.
I will not bend to such , a person who both over values their views and under values others is worse for it.
I know, have seen it, in some city streets some would walk on me to get past.

Wobbly said;
"The cartoons published by moslem media are far worse than the cartoons
published in the west."

Really?

I don't think I've ever seen one.

One of the posts here a couple of days back had links to some of them.
Also some Utube videos. Pretty horrid stuff really.
Much worse than anything about moslems published in the west.
I think they could be found by google without difficulty.