Mohammed drawing contest outside Phoenix Mosque

[NickFitz]

And the bozo who organised it is now soliciting donations in the sum of $10 million to keep his family safe from some unspecified threat: Man Who Hosted “Draw Muhammad” Event in Phoenix Wants $10 Million to Provide Security for His Family

[original PM]

How is that intolerance manifested?

well some people decide to draw cartoons..

and others shoot innocent people.

[NickFitz]

At least a few people learned something:

Jason Leger, a Phoenix resident wearing one of the profanity-laced shirts, accepted an invitation to join the evening prayer inside the mosque, and said the experience changed him.

“It was something I’ve never seen before. I took my shoes off. I kneeled. I saw a bunch of peaceful people. We all got along,” Leger said. “They made me feel welcome, you know. I just think everybody’s points are getting misconstrued, saying things out of emotion, saying things they don’t believe.”

Paul Griffin, who had earlier said he didn’t care if his t-shirt was offensive, assured a small crowd of Muslims at the end of the rally that he wouldn’t wear it again.

“I promise, the next time you see me, I won’t be wearing this shirt,” he told one man while shaking his hand and smiling. “I won’t wear it again.”

Usama Shami, the president of the ICCP, invited anyone to join him and the 800 members of the mosque for a prayer.

“A lot of them, they’ve never met a Muslim, or they haven’t had interactions with Muslims,” he said. “A lot of them are filled with hate and rage. Maybe they went to websites that charged them with this hatred. So when you sit down and talk like rational people, without all these slogans, without being bigots, without bringing guns, they will find out that they’re talking to another human.”

[SpontaneousOrder]

Various people responding to extreme intolerance by suggesting schemes even more intolerant. Plus ca change...

How is that intolerance manifested?

[original PM]

They have a long tradition of being provocative when they feel their freedoms / rights are being challenged.

Throwing tea in Boston Harbor.

Declaring war on the British Empire over Royal Navy impressment of US citizens.

Anti-war demonstrations in every war since at least the Mexican war in 1849.

Firing on Fort Sumter.

Susan Anthony (woman's suffragette) illegally voting.

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat.

Sit-ins by unions and the civil rights movement.

Stonewall riots.

Vietnam war, riots and draft dodging.

If Americans think their freedom of speech is under attack either politically or by threat of violence, there will always be some who will choose the loudest and most provocative way to say, "You can't silence me."

And whether you agree with them or not they have the right idea....

[WordIsBond]

Americans seem a tad provocative

They have a long tradition of being provocative when they feel their freedoms / rights are being challenged.

Throwing tea in Boston Harbor.

Declaring war on the British Empire over Royal Navy impressment of US citizens.

Anti-war demonstrations in every war since at least the Mexican war in 1849.

Firing on Fort Sumter.

Susan Anthony (woman's suffragette) illegally voting.

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat.

Sit-ins by unions and the civil rights movement.

Stonewall riots.

Vietnam war, riots and draft dodging.

If Americans think their freedom of speech is under attack either politically or by threat of violence, there will always be some who will choose the loudest and most provocative way to say, "You can't silence me."

[Platypus]

Will terrorists burst through my front door now that I've viewed those cartoons?

[Ruprect]

Some of these in support of Charlie hebdo are amazing:

Cartoonists show solidarity after Paris Charlie Hebdo attack, in pictures - Telegraph

Save freedom of speech!

[Troll]

Various people responding to extreme intolerance by suggesting schemes even more intolerant. Plus ca change...

Not really comparable - one group will use deadly force to support it views... the other draws cartoons

[unixman]

Various people responding to extreme intolerance by suggesting schemes even more intolerant. Plus ca change...

[MicrosoftBob]

I'd have more sympathy if the confronted their own religious nutters, the only solution is to move beyond religion

And if we can't turn away religion we need to split society apart and isolate the god botherers so they can only harm themselves

[GlenW]

And the winner is:

[Troll]

Americans seem a tad provocative

Ritzheimer is the organizer of Friday's "Freedom of Speech Rally" outside the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix.

It's the same mosque where Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi attended for a time. They're the men who drove from Arizona to a Dallas suburb to shoot up a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest there. Both were killed by police early this month