Ex-MI6 boss tells west "don't insult Islam"
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http://news.sky.com/story/1411409/ex-mi6-boss-warns-west-not-to-insult-islam
Sir John said: "There is a requirement for restraint from those of us in the West."
"I rather agree with the Pope that, of course, the attacks in Paris were completely unacceptable and cannot be justified on any basis whatsoever, but I think respect for other people's religion is also an important part of this.
"If you show disrespect for others' core values then you are going to provoke an angry response. That doesn't justify anything, but I think we just need to bear it in mind."
Sir John said: "There is a requirement for restraint from those of us in the West."
"I rather agree with the Pope that, of course, the attacks in Paris were completely unacceptable and cannot be justified on any basis whatsoever, but I think respect for other people's religion is also an important part of this.
"If you show disrespect for others' core values then you are going to provoke an angry response. That doesn't justify anything, but I think we just need to bear it in mind."
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We tried that appeasement thing in the 1930s. It doesn't work.
Ah yes. "Peace in our time".
Better to give way to the islamification of Europe, trying to fight it will only bring ISIS closer,,, and more death...
Picky - well it's stuck now can't be changed.
"don't insult Islam"
Bang on.
It's hard to believe how pathetic western Europe has become. We have to stand up for our culture, Islam is not our culture >:(
Yet Muslims do not seem to show much respect for other religions!
If you poke fun at anything you risk offending someone, the answer is to make telling jokes illegal?
They'll never be happy until Europe is Islamic and they'll bully their way to it no matter how long it takes.
It's unclean to them and we should respect that.
Some muslims do have a bit of a cheek to be honest! They are constantly mocking our values and ways of life. We do it back and people are killed in return? Just shows the ones who have grown up over time, and it certainly isn't them.
If they aren't going to either convert to our values while living in our country, or get on with their lives alongside us, they should simply piss off to anther country which holds the same values as they do and be happy.
It's either that or people in the west are going to start fighting fire with fire and it will turn very ugly indeed.
This one tried to buck the trend but got threatened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-30896558
Oxford newsagents ditches plan to sell Charlie Hebdo after threats
Yes, it's a complicated situation. It's worth bearing in mind though that it's only a very small percentage of islamist fanatics who are doing the killing but a much larger percentage of Muslims are still offended at their religion being mocked.
I'm not sure Islam will ever be compatible with the values of western society, so there is always going to be a potential problem there.
True, but they have the right to be offended, don't they? Obviously they don't have the right to commit acts of terrorism and murder - such acts are absolutely inexcusable and indefensible - but they have the right to feel offended at their religion being mocked, just as anyone else has that right. The far Christian Right in America get really offended when people mock their faith. Peopke often get offended when something they believe in is mocked and whether we agree with them or not, that's their right.
He's said if you insult a religion, there will be a response. Which is factually correct.
That said, I read the whole interview and his suggestion that the govt need yet more snooping powers to crack down on terrorists worries me deeply. Where will this end.
What about some countries over in the Middle East that persecute others, simply because they don't follow Islam? I do agree with him that if you're going to provoke others, there will be consequences. Although, fatal consequences over someone insulting the prophet you worship is taking things too far.