Appeasement Never Works!

Canada's UPEI Cadre ran the cartoons and sparked a firestorm of comment and criticism. This one stuck in my craw...

I was driving home from work today listening to CBC news only to hear UPEI has once again made the headlines. The Cadre posted, what is being considered by some Muslims, as hate cartoons. In so doing you are now putting Canadian lives at risk. Have you not seen the demonstrations around the world? You cant imagine the damage you have done to UPEI's reputation. Hundreds of people have put their lives and careers into making UPEI what it is today - all to be tarnished with the Cadre brush of infamy. Get your head out of the clouds young man. You will learn in life that there are some battles best left unfought ! Freedom of the press at what cost? Your attempt at a few minutes of fame will hopefully cost you your job as editor of this rag and hopefully a suspension from UPEI. Resign now before the storm hits. I, for one, will be calling the President of the University and the President of the Student Union for swift action against The Cadre.

Let's follow this argument through to it's natural end, shall we?

Let us give up our freedom of the press if it becomes too dangerous or unpleasant to keep it. Let us give in to the ravening madmen who seek nothing more than to strip us of our freedoms for a transitory peace.

It has never worked, not once, ever! The whole point of this imbroglio is to explain to our intolerant Muslim friends that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable in a free society, that we will not submit to Sharia law. This battle is not only worth fighting Mr. Coward, it is utterly necessary.

Never give up, never give in!