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Catalysis
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Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest
#5270900 - 02/06/06 07:04 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can't make this stuff up.
Iran to publish Holocaust cartoons From: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Tehran
February 07, 2006
IRAN'S largest selling newspaper announced today it was holding a contest on cartoons of the Holocaust in response to the publishing in European papers of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. "It will be an international cartoon contest about the Holocaust," said Farid Mortazavi, the graphics editor for Hamshahri newspaper - which is published by Teheran's conservative municipality.
He said the plan was to turn the tables on the assertion that newspapers can print offensive material in the name of freedom of expression.
"The Western papers printed these sacrilegious cartoons on the pretext of freedom of expression, so let's see if they mean what they say and also print these Holocaust cartoons," he said.
Iran's fiercely anti-Israeli regime is supportive of so-called Holocaust revisionist historians, who maintain the systematic slaughter by the Nazis of mainland Europe's Jews as well as other groups during World War II has been either invented or exaggerated.
Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted international anger when he dismissed the systematic slaughter by the Nazis of mainland Europe's Jews as a "myth" used to justify the creation of Israel.
Mr Mortazavi said tomorrow's edition of the paper will invite cartoonists to enter the competition, with "private individuals" offering gold coins to the best 12 artists - the same number of cartoons that appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Last week, the Iranian foreign ministry also invited British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Teheran to take part in a planned conference on the Holocaust, even though the idea has been branded by Mr Blair as "shocking, ridiculous, stupid".
Mr Blair also said Mr Ahmadinejad "should come and see the evidence of the Holocaust himself in the countries of Europe", to which Iran responded by saying it was willing to send a team of "independent investigators".
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5270948 - 02/06/06 07:12 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I completely agree with this. Free speech is free speech.
If they want to insult Islam, then Muslims can insult anyone else. The door swings both ways.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Ravus]
#5270998 - 02/06/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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MAybe the Jews will react as the Religion -o- Peacers did and drop some bombs on Iran.
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Catalysis
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Ravus]
#5271012 - 02/06/06 07:26 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah, I would assume everyone who posts here believes in free speach.
What do you think of Iranians responding to depictions of a religious figure with depictions of real-life jews, their sworn enemies, being slaughtered?
It's also interesting that they don't know satirical holocaust cartoons are printed in the west all the time.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: MisterMyco]
#5271020 - 02/06/06 07:29 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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it will be interesting to see which are the more seething, angry, bloodthirsty crowds:
a) muslims protesting cartoons portraying their prophet in a negative or joking manner
b) jews protesting cartoons portraying the systematic murder of millions of their parents and grandparents in a joking manner.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5271027 - 02/06/06 07:32 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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If I were the Jews, I would probably have to reply with a contest of who can make the best cartoons of Muslim civilians being raped and murdered during the Crusades.
Hopefully this turns out to be interesting.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Redstorm]
#5271032 - 02/06/06 07:34 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Watch a bunch of stupid cartoons start World War III.
That would verify that humanity is extremely stupid, and deserved whatever was coming to it.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Ravus]
#5271100 - 02/06/06 07:57 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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If WWIII was between the Arabs and the rest of the civilized world, it would be a pretty quick, blinding flash in the west, then we'd have .25$/ton gasoline.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: MisterMyco]
#5271742 - 02/06/06 10:34 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I hope Israeli Jews answer with cartoons depicting their stomping of Arabs in the Six Day War. Or maybe some Tank vs. Rocks cartoons ala Spy vs. Spy, but Tank always wins.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Sclorch]
#5271902 - 02/06/06 11:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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You know WWIII is going to happen, when the Israeli citizens all start to quietly leave the country and no one knows why. Until bang! The entire middle east goes up in a mushroom cloud.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5271996 - 02/06/06 11:51 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hahahah, this is the beginning of the end my friends. Hahaha. Beautiful. I'm eagerly await the results.
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> this is the beginning of the end my friends
WWI started by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. WWII started by an insane politician and an ineffective world body. WWIII started by a cartoon.
Perhaps it is time to register www.InsultIslamInTheNameOfIran.com and help speed things along. Whatever happened to the old saying, "Sticks and stones can break my bones but cartoons will never hurt me"?
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5272439 - 02/07/06 07:35 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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People are dumb.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5273546 - 02/07/06 01:41 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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So how do I enter? I want a gold coin.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: TheDude]
#5273567 - 02/07/06 01:49 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hopefully the Jews will burn down Iran.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: SirTripAlot]
#5274162 - 02/07/06 05:00 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hopefully there won't be any riots over the cartoons, making Muslims look like savages.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: downforpot]
#5275232 - 02/07/06 09:04 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
downforpot said: Hopefully there won't be any riots over the cartoons, making Muslims look like savages.
They do that fine on there own, they dont need our help.
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sever
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: DieCommie]
#5289935 - 02/11/06 08:17 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Edited by sever (07/17/06 02:44 PM)
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: sever]
#5289997 - 02/11/06 08:35 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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The arab world has no concept of IRONY.
i might be splitting hairs here, but most muslims are not arab.
Am I to believe that Muslims are just as freaked out freaky as the bible thumpers!
they're a lot worse.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: wilshire]
#5290207 - 02/11/06 09:53 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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it is not splitting hairs. it is good to point out to people that not all arabs are muslims and not all muslims are arabs.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5290964 - 02/12/06 08:45 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
"The Western papers printed these sacrilegious cartoons on the pretext of freedom of expression, so let's see if they mean what they say and also print these Holocaust cartoons," he said.
As if that would prove anything.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Catalysis]
#5290977 - 02/12/06 08:54 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I can see a good side to this tho. Drawing cartoons about people you don't like seems a pretty good alternative to war.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Alex213]
#5290991 - 02/12/06 09:03 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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such things are, however, often part of the hostilities of or that lead to war, or at least make it more easily sold.
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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: Alex213]
#5293238 - 02/12/06 11:05 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Alex213 said: I can see a good side to this tho. Drawing cartoons about people you don't like seems a pretty good alternative to war.

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Re: Iran presents: Holocaust cartoon contest [Re: DieCommie]
#5293913 - 02/13/06 07:08 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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