So , when am I allowed to be offended?

[Jamastiene]

137. You have every right to be offended by terrorists' actions.

Actually, you have a right to be offended by anything. If you spout off and blame all Muslims though, here on DU, you'll be raked over the coals. The reason is that all terrorists are terrorists, but not all Muslims are terrorists. You have to understand that it is the terrorists who are the bad guys, not all Muslims.

I don't know much about the movie except that it seemed to piss off a lot of people. I have an alternate theory that, most likely, will not get much traction: The terrorists have won.

We have lost many of our civil liberties already. Our freedom has been compromised so much at this point, I don't even know why we claim to be "the land of the free" any more. We have to cower and kiss ass all the time nowadays for fear of pissing off the terrorists. Why? I don't know. They attack us routinely even when we are kissing their asses.

We have also lost so many freedoms and become such a paranoid nation that we cannot fart without hitting the deck out of fear that it is a dirty bomb or another plane. It's a shame really. Living in fear is no way to live. That's not freedom. It's terror. And our government has cornered the market on keeping us terrified at all times. They have even invented color codes to tell us how afraid to be at all times. I don't think it has been at a low level since they invented it. When tax cut time or budget approval time comes again, they'll up the color code to some shade of red...not triggering the cold war conditioning they terrorized us with before 9/11, nah, they wouldn't do that, would they? PsyOps is just the CIA's imagination. It doesn't really exist. If you dare mention that PsyOps do exist, you'll be called a Conspiracy Theorist...Be afraid. Be very very afraid.

From what I know of that movie, it is offensive to Muslims. While I disagree strongly with something that slanders an entire religion and everyone who follows it, I also don't think we should be walking on eggshells to avoid another terrorist attack. They will attack us and our interests routinely whether we walk on those eggshells or not.

When it comes to terrorists, I say be as offended as you possibly can be. If you are not offended by the horrid stuff they do, something is wrong. Just remember not all Muslims are pro-violence or pro-terrorist. Most are peaceful.