Now only if they'd protest beheadings, riots, terrorist attacks, and other things as loudly, maybe people would start to take them a bit more seriously when they do protest. Have you ever wondered why we don't see Amish, Swedish, or Icelandic terrorists on tv? Because they generally don't do violent, spectacular events on a global scale.
Terrorism dramas on tv will use enemies that can be believed as a villain. Islamic extremists fit that bill. If you're a Muslim and you protest being cast as a terrorist on a fictitious show, protest the riots over the Dutch cartoons, protest about 9/11, protest about the beheadings of civilian contractors in Iraq, then I'll feel a bit of sympathy for you. From the article:
"I was shocked," he said. "Somewhere, some lunatic out there watching this will do something to an innocent American Muslim because he believes what he saw on TV."
You're going to have that with any tv show, movie, or music. Charles Manson thought the Beatles album was speaking of a race war. Timothy McVeigh had a copy of "The Turner Diaries" on him when he was arrested. John Hinckley tried to use the assassination of a president to impress actress Jodi Foster. Nowhere in any of these events did you see a mass protest about the media that influences these people. Plus, they were universally condemned for their actions by everyone, including people of their own religion. Start protesting things universally about the inaccuracies about Islam and the Muslim people, and you'll start seeing better results.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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