(November 7, 2010 at 9:43 am)Paul the Human Wrote: Hurt their feelings, yes. Actually hurt them, no. Having your feelings hurt does not make you a victim... unless it is directed at you. If, for example, I say that Muslims are all terrorist pedophiles... then I have insulted Muslims directly and they can claim they have been victimized. If, however, I blaspheme and say that Allah does not exist... then they may get upset that I have disparaged something they believe in, but not that I have victimized them directly. Those Muslims you mentioned took to the streets to stifle the freedom of thought and expression of others. They weren't victims. If anything... they were victimizing the rights of others to disagree with them openly.
Again, you still see things through your own point if view. That is wrong. These muslims WERE victims by their own standards. If you think insulting your God is insulting you and all you stand for personally, then you ARE a victim. It doesn't matter what the person insulting you feels about it. It is subjective considering of what is an assault to you or not. Just because you don't intend to offend or feel like it's enough to be offended, does not mean that they are not offended.
