For me, this is today’s low point in politically correct, Columbia J-School, Pulitzer Prize-style cultural Marxist journalism:
Dear Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Jews,
You’re living in the age of the Internet. Your religion will be mocked, and the mockery will find its way to you. Get over it.
If you don’t, what’s happening this week will happen again and again. A couple of idiots with a video camera and an Internet connection will trigger riots across the globe. They’ll bait you into killing one another.
The four bodies aren’t even in the ground yet — killed by Muslims — and Saletan wants everyone, all those equally shameful worshippers of some primitive sun G-d, to reflect on their sins, which they simply have not committed, and Saletan offers not a word of anything as evidence that they have. Nothing. That’s the last mention of the other three religions in his column.
If I weren’t a mildly religious man, I’d tell Saletan where to go.
Speaking of mockery and thick skins–hey, William, did you hear the one about the black man who thought he would make a good President?
Ace of Spades is a professed non-believer and he told Saletan exactly where he could go.
That reminds me of the goofballs who self-identify by putting “Coexist” bumper stickers on their cars. They’re too clueless to realize everyone does coexist, except the Muslim countries.
– just commuted home behind such a vehicle! Drove like she voted for Obama. Smoked, one hand on the wheel. Drop her cig butt near the median strip of dry grass.
Dear Moral Relativists, Propagandists, Leftists and Atheists
You’re living in the age of the Internet. Your sophistry will be mocked, and the mockery will find its way to you. Get over it.
If you don’t, what’s happening this week will happen again and again. A couple of idiots with a byline and a blog will trigger mendacity across the globe. You need thicker skin, because if that bag bursts…all that vinegar and water will spill all over innocent people.
Bravissimo!
Thank you, sir. While you’re at it you can tell the atheists to stop being hypocritical cowards.
And exactly how many Christian riots were there over Piss Christ? And I can’t recall the last Jewish riot over bacon.
Yes, but perhaps there should be…I for one get upset over the entire matter…
“Ultra-Orthodox” haredi Jews in Israel use vandalism and riots to enforce some of their demands. They have physically attacked women who pray at the Western Wall; they vandalized buses with ads depicting ‘immodestly clad women’.
There have been many incidents of intimidating violence by hindutva bullies in India.
“Dear Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Jews”
One of these things is not like the others. Can you spot which one it is, and why?
If you can’t, you’re probably a liberal.
Why is that so hard for liberals to admit.
I was going to say why is that so hard for liberals to see, but really, no one with the brain power to use a keyboard can fail to see something this obvious.
That goes double for the ecojihadists. Take your global warming propaganda and stick at the end of your fu@#ing rainbow.
And while your progressive unicorn dreams are getting sucked into a black hole, tell your buddy Obama to grow a layer of skin too. I like this. See, we can all make fun of eachother without killing anyone or blowing shit up.
Jews have been persecuted for the entirety of recorded history. The Egyptians, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Christians of all denominations, the Muslims, atheists, agnostics, etc. I guarantee that they have developed a pachyderm’s hide through all that.
In fact Jews are probably not so worried about the verbal abuse, it’s the killing that bothers them.
“Slate.com: ‘Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Jews’ Need Thicker Skin”
How quarterly ridiculous. It’s not Christians, Hindus, and Jews who go on murderous rampages over some small time movie trailer. It’s Muslims!
As for Christians, Hindus and Jews, it’s really not possible to grow skins thick enough to stop bullets.
This is like asking rapists and their victims to try and get along.
Can’t you just see him saying “Ziing!” or “Snap!” after he wrote that…
Truth to power, dude!
We all know who they are, and what they are…except our entire democratic party and select republicans. Now, how the hell do we get them (MOOSLIM BRUTHAHOOD)out of our OWN government? Do we start by kicking Huma out of Hilary’s bed?
– outhouse drinking Compari with mother.
Dear William Saletan, Emily Bazelon, Matthew Yglesias, and the rest of the Slate hacks,
You’re living in the age of the Internet. Your stories will be mocked, and the mockery will find its way to you. Get over it.
If you don’t, what’s happening this week will happen again and again. A couple of idiots with nothing better to do and an Internet connection will leave snotty comments on your articles when they click on your titles by mistake (they were trying to get the latest Dear Prudence but screwed up). They’ll bait you into thinking you actually write something worth reading.
Stop it. Stop regurgitating each other’s tired, cliche-ridden scripts. Admit you haven’t had an original thought since 1998. You’ll feel better.
Off with his head said the Christian. Wait, wrong religion of peace.
Apparently William Saletan does not read the Onion.
Warning. NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-murdered-because-of-this-image,29553/
I say blacks and especially gays should shut up and enjoy the humor about themselves as well. What do you think Saletan? Or do your precious liberal victim groups get special treatment?
Boy, that particular Onion link from Ben is getting posted around. I posted it on my facebook page hours ago, as have others. It’s getting really bad when parody news sources are the only news sources with the truth…
Dear John Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and William Saletan….
Dear William Saletan,
Your intellect will be mocked. Get over it. And get over yourself.
I’ve read the Saletan post and can find no fault with it. This, despite the fact that, according to a recent test to rate your politics, I scored a little to the left of Attila the Hun.
I am very insulted to be described in this article as a “cultural Marxist”. But I won’t issue a fatwa on your Maximus Gluteus.
If I wasn’t such a peaceable fellow, I’d might want to punch you in the nose.
If I weren’t a mildly religious man, I’d tell Saletan where to go.
Dante was religious too and he didn’t have a problem telling his friends where to go and what to expect when they get there. Suggest Saletan allow Charon be his guide across the river Styx and go where Dante went.
The ironic thing is by putting other religions along with Islam, the writer intended not to single out Muslims thus not offending them.
“If I weren’t a mildly religious man, I’d tell Saletan where to go.”
Well, I’m an atheist and I’ll tell him for you: Hey, Saletan! s&*#tbag, GFY!