tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post8596214161579664451..comments2024-03-22T00:51:38.986-07:00Comments on Islam in Europe: Antwerp: A different take on the alcohol debateEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-41617749155141288632007-04-26T18:14:00.000-07:002007-04-26T18:14:00.000-07:00And these Muslims in Antwerp are getting "religiou...And these Muslims in Antwerp are getting "religious advice," which they have [for years] ignored.<BR/><BR/>Again, I AM NOT rejecting the possibility that this is overblown for election reasons. Time will tell.Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-9781410228479964422007-04-26T16:02:00.000-07:002007-04-26T16:02:00.000-07:00Theo van Gogh got death threats, which he ignored....Theo van Gogh got death threats, which he ignored.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-87734108122264439052007-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:002007-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:00Hi, Esther. I think the new situation is precisel...Hi, Esther. <BR/><BR/>I think the new situation is precisely that, in the past 2-3 years, "marginal lunatics" have made themselves world-famous by gruesome crimes, both in small groups (Berg, Ilami, VanGogh) and large mobs ("flushed Koran" riots, French riots, Muhammad cartoon riots).<BR/><BR/>As far as being afraid to speak to reporters...How can anyone be sure someone in the media is disrete, let alone trustworthy?<BR/><BR/>I AM NOT rejecting the possibility that this is overblown for election reasons, but hey, how much warning did Theo Van Gogh get? :- (Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-40316996614244097072007-04-26T03:28:00.000-07:002007-04-26T03:28:00.000-07:00What about the Jewish community in Antwerpen? How ...What about the Jewish community in Antwerpen? How they think about the growing hatred of muslims?<BR/><BR/>www.islam-deutschland.info/forumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-86682284202937471922007-04-25T23:09:00.000-07:002007-04-25T23:09:00.000-07:00Hi Jewish Odysseus,Maybe.. but why would they be a...Hi Jewish Odysseus,<BR/><BR/>Maybe.. but why would they be afraid to speak to reporters, without giving away any information besides the fact that they were threatened?<BR/><BR/>I agree that in Iraq and Afghanistan people might take such talk otherwise, but if these people have been going into restaurants for years to speak against alcohol and just now somebody remembered to make it top news, the question does beg to be asked why.<BR/><BR/>Elections are coming up and it is much easier to get the "crusading against fanatic Muslims" hero label than to suggest a working plan of what to do to help integration.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-60005572063224327492007-04-25T20:07:00.000-07:002007-04-25T20:07:00.000-07:00If "helpful Islamists" wd kill you for serving alc...If "helpful Islamists" wd kill you for serving alcohol, why wdn't they kill you for complaining to police that Islamists are threatening you for serving alcohol?<BR/><BR/>In either case, you are DEFYING THE SHARIAH.<BR/><BR/>All it takes is one good local beheading or restaurant burned down...and then see how "marginal" these thugs appear... :- (Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.com