Act Like a Dhimmi, Be Treated Like A Dhimmi
Act like a freeman, and you will be perceived as a freeman.
So says Raymond Ibrahim in this piece that points out the moral bankruptcy of the attempts to appease Muslims.
Now, back to our original observation: how can Life TV get away with outlandish weekly disparagements concerning Muhammad, whereas Western cartoons spark widespread outrage? Considering that millions of more Muslims watch Life TV than have ever heard of South Park makes the question doubly puzzling.The answer is simple: the South Park incident is less a reflection of Muslim anger and more of Western appeasement. By constantly buckling in to the slightest Muslim displeasure — whether by altering films, removing museum art, or canceling book launches — the West has perpetuated a vicious cycle wherein Muslim sensitivities are ever heightened and outraged at the slightest slight, and Western freedoms of expression are correspondingly diminished and trampled upon. What’s worse, such self-imposed censorship falls right into the hands of homegrown Islamists actively working to subvert Western civilization from within.
Conversely, by holding fast to onetime Western principles of free speech and open dialogue, Life TV has conditioned its Muslim viewers to accept that exposure and criticism of their prophet is here to stay. As Fr. Zakaria often points out, every religious figure is open to criticism: so why should Muhammad be sacrosanct? (Indeed, Comedy Central, which was quick to acquiesce to Muslim demands to censor South Park, is “brave” enough to run an entire cartoon series mocking Jesus.)
Except for the occasional episode of South Park, I gave up watching Comedy Central because of the PC tone that lays underneath all of its programming. George Lopez can offend whites, as can Dave Chappell. But making fun of minorities – Hispanics, gays, Blacks – is banned.
The bottom line is that its shows – South Park excepted – are simply not funny.
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