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114. This could backfire on them real easy

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 12:55 PM

Jan 2016

If it's international, anyone around the world could sent in submissions. What would their reaction be to mailing them profane images of Mohammed? Or the Ayatollah? Why is this their reaction to Mohammed comics? They hate Israel, sure, but the Holocaust happened to Jews in Europe, no Israelis.

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Iran holds Holocaust-denying cartoon contest [View all] ericson00 Jan 2016 OP

Truth has truly become much, much stranger than fiction. Frank Cannon Jan 2016 #1

Not the first time iran leftynyc Jan 2016 #4

alternative deflection strategy Angel Martin Jan 2016 #19

I had almost forgotten leftynyc Jan 2016 #25

While I think it is a stupid, hateful, and deplorable thing to do, it's no different than what Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #2

The difference is the reaction to it. nt B2G Jan 2016 #6

what the hell are you talking about? ericson00 Jan 2016 #8

Dustlawyer's right. Bigotry and hate, and Hortensis Jan 2016 #21

I don't know where you get your information leftynyc Jan 2016 #28

"eviction of all residents" and you say it didn't happen? Hortensis Jan 2016 #34

I never said it didn't happen leftynyc Jan 2016 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #33

It took decades for the mainstream in Israel to honor the truth that the Nakba happened karynnj Jan 2016 #35

You are comparing that to the Holocaust? oberliner Jan 2016 #73

No - look at the post that it is responding to karynnj Jan 2016 #85

Right oberliner Jan 2016 #87

The poster I responded to spoke of Israel not hosting contests that denied karynnj Jan 2016 #89

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #106

Aside from the obvious leftynyc Jan 2016 #9

I believe a group of Settlers have already had a protest Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #12

Are you truly comparing leftynyc Jan 2016 #29

But the point is that no one on this side christx30 Jan 2016 #60

The fact it's government sponsored makes it worse, I think. PersonNumber503602 Jan 2016 #23

Yeah, the difference is we don't call for their deaths for it. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #58

So, if someone sends them a REAL funny one Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #3

Oh no - that would never do leftynyc Jan 2016 #5

That was kind of the point of my joke Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #44

I know leftynyc Jan 2016 #48

Not all that new Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #49

How about The Prophet in bed with a preteen girl? Frank Cannon Jan 2016 #20

Work for me, Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #45

Or maybe a comic of Mohammed thumbing through The Satanic Verses... name not needed Jan 2016 #46

I wonder how many people leftynyc Jan 2016 #7

I am sorry to say iandhr Jan 2016 #10

The moral relativists leftynyc Jan 2016 #11

Why do the moral relativists on this cartoon issue upset you? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #66

I would think the reason is obvious leftynyc Jan 2016 #69

There are certain aspects of common thought that are lost on me, ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #128

There is nothing relative about leftynyc Jan 2016 #129

My perception of the situation seems to match yours. ZombieHorde Jan 2016 #130

This right here melman Jan 2016 #131

Grrr! This just enrages me! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #59

Even worse leftynyc Jan 2016 #68

So part of the "deal" shoud have been trying to limit free speech in IRAN? hughee99 Jan 2016 #13

In the U.S. the contest would be sponsored by Stormfront, sufrommich Jan 2016 #15

So your issue isn't the contest, just the sponsor? n/t hughee99 Jan 2016 #17

My issue is that the Iranian government loves them sufrommich Jan 2016 #18

Do you think part of the deal should have been hughee99 Jan 2016 #24

Because the only choice the Iranian government has sufrommich Jan 2016 #26

So what do YOU think should have been in the deal? hughee99 Jan 2016 #27

There is no such thing as free speech in Iran oberliner Jan 2016 #74

But there is such a concept as free speech, and hughee99 Jan 2016 #97

Iran is an Islamic theocracy oberliner Jan 2016 #104

I completely agree. hughee99 Jan 2016 #107

I'm glad they didn't add this to the deal. christx30 Jan 2016 #113

The difference is shown here. christx30 Jan 2016 #14

The US did not sponsor such a contest oberliner Jan 2016 #75

True. It was right wing idiots. christx30 Jan 2016 #91

I predict that this will result in the same number of murders that "Piss Christ" caused (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #16

Oh, Iran. PersonNumber503602 Jan 2016 #22

Others issues were excluded for good reason - the threat of Iran going nuclear is greater karynnj Jan 2016 #30

Pamela Geller holds Islam hating cartoon contest hoping for a violent response. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #31

And she got her violent response leftynyc Jan 2016 #39

Let me repost what you apparently missed: guillaumeb Jan 2016 #41

I missed nothing leftynyc Jan 2016 #47

i wonder if Jews around the world should start attacking muslims and muslim symbols? MariaThinks Jan 2016 #32

Yes because itcfish Jan 2016 #37

You already know leftynyc Jan 2016 #40

They are, in Palestine and Israel. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #42

Wow EllieBC Jan 2016 #56

I do realize that approximately 20% of Israeli citizens are not Jews. guillaumeb Jan 2016 #119

Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians is not the same as Jews killing Muslims because oberliner Jan 2016 #76

Iranian Government itcfish Jan 2016 #36

6 of 15 - 20 million dead were Jews, the rest were homosexuals, gypsies, people with birth defects, Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #52

No truth to the story the Danish King wore a Yellow star or any Dane did so happyslug Jan 2016 #63

Wow oberliner Jan 2016 #77

Iranians are Not Killing Jews itcfish Jan 2016 #108

It seems cartoon who get publicity are full of negativity dead_head Jan 2016 #43

flippin' sweet... Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #121

Is there any detailed explanation for what the "Tehran municipal authority" bullwinkle428 Jan 2016 #50

The governing body of the city of Tehran oberliner Jan 2016 #78

Cmere EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #51

Do you think this story is BS? oberliner Jan 2016 #79

No EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #81

Israel has repeatedly bombed Iran? oberliner Jan 2016 #83

Sorry EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #84

Gotcha oberliner Jan 2016 #86

Yes EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #88

Iran has been sponsoring and financing leftynyc Jan 2016 #92

Add all of those together EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #101

Israel created the Iranian secret police? oberliner Jan 2016 #96

Sure EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #100

Wikipedia isn't an actual source oberliner Jan 2016 #103

sigh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #115

Thank you for sharing that oberliner Jan 2016 #124

Not buying it. EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #125

OK - fair enough oberliner Jan 2016 #127

I completely agree Uponthegears Jan 2016 #53

It was reported in the Tehran Times back in December Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #65

They've held these sorts of contests several times already oberliner Jan 2016 #80

Is there anything Uponthegears Jan 2016 #90

You must be fucking kidding leftynyc Jan 2016 #93

No, I'm laughing at a joke Uponthegears Jan 2016 #98

I see only ONE person leftynyc Jan 2016 #99

So why is the OP even here? Uponthegears Jan 2016 #102

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #105

Snore Uponthegears Jan 2016 #110

Trying to have a polite and respectful dialogue oberliner Jan 2016 #111

No, actually you're not Uponthegears Jan 2016 #117

OK - I am sorry you feel that way oberliner Jan 2016 #122

I think you are absolutely wrong. christx30 Jan 2016 #120

"un-American crap"? Amerika Uber Alles? Is not Holocaust-denying un-French and un-Nigerian? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2016 #54

This is Bernin Jan 2016 #55

Same things as on this side of the world: Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2016 #57

Is the Israeli government leftynyc Jan 2016 #94

Israel should worry about this contest, the winners did NOT deny the Holocaust, they used it instead happyslug Jan 2016 #61

Yes they did oberliner Jan 2016 #71

Have you studied the Holocaust? The Death Camps were a MINOR part of the Holocaust. happyslug Jan 2016 #109

Around 100,000 Jews were starved to death in the Warsaw Ghetto oberliner Jan 2016 #112

The Isolation and use of Force is, as are the random killings happyslug Jan 2016 #116

OK oberliner Jan 2016 #123

Idiotic to suggest we should have risked letting Iran get a nuke geek tragedy Jan 2016 #62

What about complaining to the UN? oberliner Jan 2016 #82

I guess. But this is pretty much trolling so I'd just ignore it. nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #118

Let's go to war over this ... (/sarcasm off) CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #64

You're not getting the point leftynyc Jan 2016 #95

And yet, nobody will be killed over it, I predict. Quantess Jan 2016 #67

Meh. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #70

The responses to this post are fascinating. oberliner Jan 2016 #72

This could backfire on them real easy Nolimit Jan 2016 #114

It was specifically not part of the agreement for very good reasons. cheapdate Jan 2016 #126