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In reply to the discussion: Israeli filmmaker in hiding after anti-Islam movie sparks deadly Libya, Egypt protests [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)83. which is why it is wrong to deliberately poke them with sticks.
The filmmaker admits he deliberately intended the response he got. He deliberately provoked the nutcases, intending the violence and death.
He *thinks* he's proving that Muslims are "a cancer." He has only proven that religious nutcases are dangerously violent, and others paid for his little game with their lives.
He is as disgusting as the violent nuts are, as are his financial backers. More so, in fact.
The only difference between them and the nuts they provoked are that they live in comparative luxury courtesy of the US, his new country. A country which he just betrayed by deliberately provoking an international incident that has led to the untimely deaths of 4 of its citizens who were actually working to promote peace.
He is not only disgusting, he is a traitor. He deliberately used his freedom of speech to cause an international incident and death to American citizens working in service of their country.
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Israeli filmmaker in hiding after anti-Islam movie sparks deadly Libya, Egypt protests [View all]
flpoljunkie
Sep 2012
OP
And to freedom of speech and obligation to responsbility I would add a measure of honesty.
CBHagman
Sep 2012
#41
that doesn't address my question. In another thread, somebody pointed out that in the US
magical thyme
Sep 2012
#57
aha perhaps we should review HuffPos interview with one of the films makers -again
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#110
he said in an interview that he knew it would provoke this kind of reaction.
magical thyme
Sep 2012
#118
I believe we already have laws about hate speech and we have laws about inciting riots
magical thyme
Sep 2012
#119
"Protesters angered over Bacile's film opened fire on and burned down the U.S.consulate"
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#8
i don't think that there's any question that he deliberately set out to incite violence
frylock
Sep 2012
#13
Hope he spends the rest of his slimy life looking over his shoulder for the hit to come
Submariner
Sep 2012
#12
OK. Is it this movie or the one by Terry Jones that sparked this incident?????
northoftheborder
Sep 2012
#15
He knew what he was doing, the violent effect it would have, and did it with malice.
The Stranger
Sep 2012
#19
Perhaps then the filmmaker should mock all religions instead of just attacking one.
Lionessa
Sep 2012
#126
Sam Bacile, Terry Jones, and others involved with this are enemies of the U.S.
jtuck004
Sep 2012
#38
re:Israeli filmmaker in hiding after anti-Islam movie sparks deadly Libya, Egypt protests
allan01
Sep 2012
#40
Free speech, for the purpose of ridicule and demeaning another's religious founder and religion is a
julian09
Sep 2012
#117
Go watch the movie, (careful, you will lose 10 IQ points, it's really that bad)
jtuck004
Sep 2012
#116
Civilize. Like we try to do to by exterminating our indigent languages and people?
jtuck004
Sep 2012
#109
Benghazi was a planned raid, with missiles, in waves, with timing. Not a mob. Try to keep up.
jtuck004
Sep 2012
#120
what I find strange is the spirited defense of a movie that the makers admit they knew would cause
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#105
The people who engaged in violence over this movie should not have taken the bait.
totodeinhere
Sep 2012
#94
Terry Jones and those crazed Christians are not the only people who want war and we all know that.
whathehell
Sep 2012
#134
I would bet that if I had $5 or 6 million to make a movie about fundamental American christians and
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2012
#69
And I stand by my original statement. The extremists in this country are just as likely to
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2012
#112
As Cali just told you, films and artwork insulting religion have already been produced
whathehell
Sep 2012
#135
Do you not understand 'hypothetical' situations? I said I thought if I made 'my' movie,
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2012
#138
Fine. We'll just disregard all the murders and bombings that have been committed by so-called
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2012
#140
common sense tells us we are not immune to the consequences of the things we say, regardless of whet
LanternWaste
Sep 2012
#71
Hey, I'm a free speech absolutists too!! I hope people disclose his hiding place(s).
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2012
#73
This wasn't film making. This was simply created and intended to incite violence.
The Stranger
Sep 2012
#122
The filmaker (Bacile) now has to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life
DontTreadOnMe
Sep 2012
#62
Didn't Ann Coulter have a short cartoon that was even worse? Can't remember where I saw it.
rwsanders
Sep 2012
#91
$5 million: lots of money to hide behind a pseudonym. Something very dark & vile being plotted. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#104
There is no Sam Bacile: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula & 'Innocence Of Muslims': Man Admits Role.....
Melinda
Sep 2012
#136
Not Israeli, Not Jewish: Just another lying Xhrister hoping to spread death in the name of his Lord
panzerfaust
Sep 2012
#142