What were we thinking?
Publisher Ezra Levant tells the inside story of why the Western Standard decided to publish the controversial cartoons--and the amazing things that happened after we did
Ezra Levant - March 13, 2006
C.M.Patton
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You're doing the right thing but will be subjected to the usual opprobrium from multiculturalists and secularists--but you have a lot of support out here in the great Canadian hinterland. Tell Peter MacKay he will never be prime minister if he caves in to extremists. Why do these guys always turn into wimps once they are in power? I am not impressed. Who the hell do Stephen Harper and his cronies think we voted for? Not self-flagellating wimps.
I'm 54 years old and I may be alive when the barbarians rush in to take over my country, but at least I can remember better days when we thought our society and values were worth defending. Keep the lights burning out there in Alberta! You're the only light we have left.
Harvey Chartrand
I admire your courage to report the news as it should be reported no matter what religion, culture or high-powered spouses are offended. The news should be reported as it happens without an editor's spin just to gain attention, and if people are offended, that's too bad.
Sheetal Chadha
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Although depicting God or a prophet is in itself blasphemous, according to Islam, this isn't the main concern here. It was how the prophet was depicted as a terrorist. It's very ironic how North Americans are investigating Islam after unfortunate events like these and are making this religion the fastest growing on the continent.
Anwar Syed Ahmed
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Finally, a voice speaks out against threats and intimidation. Christians and Jews have been satirized for ages in print and in cartoons, yet they do not threaten, terrorize and kill those who offend. Instead, they politely, yet at times heatedly, complain. It is about high time that Muslims the world over show the world that theirs is a religion of peace, rather than a religion based on threats, intimidation and terrorism.
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