tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649264476699871612.post5621594654113777467..comments2023-10-25T04:54:37.147-07:00Comments on Just Right: Rex's common sense on Koran burningJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884491329536733335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649264476699871612.post-17950260053063448862010-09-13T17:38:07.478-07:002010-09-13T17:38:07.478-07:00Good stuff. I've been to Vimy. Very impressive...Good stuff. I've been to Vimy. Very impressive.<br />Enjoy your travels.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884491329536733335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649264476699871612.post-26687958618649760812010-09-13T01:18:27.015-07:002010-09-13T01:18:27.015-07:00Went to visit some Canadian WWI battlefield memori...Went to visit some Canadian WWI battlefield memorials (Ypres & Passchendaele, then Vimy) and poke around the Ardennes a bit. <br /><br />Our grandfathers' generation went through unimaginable things with a lot less hand-wringing than we seem to engage in.<br /><br />Am just leaving Belgium for England now.Zookeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454330013436283393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649264476699871612.post-30912548803151868192010-09-12T12:03:14.943-07:002010-09-12T12:03:14.943-07:00Hey, hi there Halfwise! I agree that burning peopl...Hey, hi there Halfwise! I agree that burning peoples' "Holy" books isn't something to rejoice at. But the way the media kept throwing gas on the fire was fascinating. The message they send to the Islamists and their excitable mobs isn't a good one.<br /><br />Europe, eh? What part(s)?JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884491329536733335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649264476699871612.post-52610549046956213152010-09-12T10:07:35.423-07:002010-09-12T10:07:35.423-07:00I am currently in Europe, and the potential Koran ...I am currently in Europe, and the potential Koran burning has been dominating the news for days. <br /><br />What strikes me is (a) the eagerness of the media to cover the story, (b) the notion that offending Muslims is something to be avoided because they will get violent and (c) the utter lack of stories of Muslims provoking Christians and the lack of violent response when the shoe is on the other foot.<br /><br />Personally I am glad that no Korans were burned. At the same time I marvel at how well the coverage supported a "don't poke them" theme when what the debate needs is a "let's all be held to the same standards" theme.Zookeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454330013436283393noreply@blogger.com