As I said previously, it was in very poor taste.  If the objective was to provoke distrust & hate,  it was a job well done.  It could just be that in "Western" cultures there is little passion regarding religion.   IOW....they don´t care.  In any analysis of the situation, it was a very provocative action.

Of course attacking embassies was ridiculous and counterproductive.  However, people do not have to patronize businesses who practice policies they don´t agree with.

Again, it was in very poor taste.

I was revisiting the controversy and am amazed how much damage those stupid cartoons wrought.

In your view is was in very poor taste. I found them slightly funny but absolutely not funny enough for a second look. A matter of different type of humour I suppose.

You are entitled to have this opinion, just like others are as well to have theirs... I think that it´s really sad that some people do not understand why someone would draw and publish these cartoons. Maybe it´s cultural incompetence? Lack of respect/understanding of other people´s culture? It seems to be something of that sort, which means that they are acting like little children who expect to be taken care of, as opposed to doing their part in the process of gaining mutual understanding/respect..

You can acknowledge that there was harm done - in your opinion - by the cartoons, but it would be desirable if you and poeple who agree with you could understand the other side, instead of objectifying and demonizing them in simplistic ways.

I don´t have to imagine, Google graphics has thousands of political cartoons, especially not favourable ones in relation to Palestine, with Jews - somehow I haven´t heard of Jews stabbing cartoonists recently.

There are many sad and ugly things one can find with a search....it´s in bad taste, ugly and counter productive, no matter who does it.  It is unfortunate so much alienation is cultivated through such tactics. 

Much to their credit, the Jewish people have learned how to deal with issues of this type very well.  In general, the Islamic world has not.

Did I miss something? Which cartoonist has recently been stabbed by Muslims?

 Stabbed not but threatened though - enough. Or doesn´t that count?

It surely doesn´t count.  As a matter of fact, we should singularly talk about radical Islamist countries like Iran in this connection. They do not represent the whole Islam. Theirs is more like a politicized religious point of view rather than religion itself. What those artists don´t know is that they are targeting the Iran type of Islam and attacking the whole belief system which is quite ignorant to say the least.

Totally agree with your points...

Ah yes. And to avoid the upcoming of that type of Islam and not to disturb those ´friendly´ people all others need to be quiet and shut up? I don´t think so, that would be bowing for dictatorship. Besides, if you think that type of Islam is typical for Iran c.s. you´re wrong and you don´t know your own countrymen. Loads of Islamic immigrants here (we mainly have Turks and Moroccons, around 1,1 million on a population of 16,4) responded ´Iranesque´ with cursing and deathwishes, there are quite some cells here that does not exists of people chatting about the weather and knitting sweaters.... Strange eh, that when silenced (or an attempt to) in ones own country people are suspicious and not very open anymore?

Based on what you wrote we are facing yet another Jewish problem in the heart of Europe and all we need is another Hitler to tame those subhuman critters. 

Now that I am wrong and I don´t know those problematic countrymen of mine would you let us know the source of that poll or whatever it is that labeled an entire population and and entire religious community.

You never think of those people as humans don´t you? These people are men, women, children and babies just as you are.  Not all of them can be illegal in your country. They were hired by Dutch companies who sought cheap employment for positions looked down upon by your aloof countrymen. People of befitting education and background applied to those jobs and voila, we don´t want to see those toilet cleaners around. You should invest more in the robotic technology to avoid such unwanted consequences.

Though it is mainly your problem not ours the 1 in 16 is may look awful to you but it is probably not that way to your entrepreneurs who are playing for high stakes in the international markets. They generate a GNP far exceeding most countries on Earth increasing the standards in the country. These leaves behind some dirty work to be taken care of which could only be offered to those guest arbeiters. Apart from cleaning your toilets they entertain you by enriching your slang vocabulary. In Germany, they call those riff raff as cock roaches or black heads.  God knows how many more words you have in your beloved Dutch.

Wherever you look, there is racism undercover...

Quoting Trudy