Well I'm not big on conceptual art (Otto?) but I suppose I can see what they are doing

They see this incredibly intolerant, aggressive, violent seam within Islam, and they hate it, and so they make art about it to provoke it and by provoking to expose it for what it is, thus hoping to weaken it

A somewhat dangerous tactic

Posted By: Old Git on December 6th 2007 at 18:29:13

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FAO OG (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:11:40
- Pretty brave "art" (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:17:18
  - Oh, didn't know the throat bit. The letter to Hirsi Ali (who is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:22:40
    - Well I'm not big on conceptual art (Otto?) but I suppose I can see what they are doing (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:29:13
      - Well, I'm sure that can be the only intention, but not sure whether that is brave, (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:31:54
        
        Standing up to oppressive views is always dangerous (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:33:46
      - a bit like Hamburger. ;>) (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 6, 18:30:55
        
        Ha ha (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:31:54
        
        at least that was a good debate...from what I remember...as time goes on... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Dec 6, 18:36:34
    - agree (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:25:49
      - here it is (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:27:26
        
        That's pretty fucking cool actually :-) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:28:59
        
        it is to jehova's witnesses (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:30:15
        
        It's not as if he (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:29:59
        
        i'm gonna do that with black-pudding (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 6, 18:35:24
        
        have you seen the saddam and osama cartoon? (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:31:06
        
        linkage (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:35:58
        
        If I click on that, will my pooter be fatwaed? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:37:10
        
        nah (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Dec 6, 18:39:21
        
        *sound of Steve rushing off to Dutch abbatoir* (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:30:53
        
        I am never going to mention that again, in case some twat decides to do it! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 6, 18:32:40
        
        tooo late... (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 6, 18:33:27
        
        AND he coaches American Great Satan Football, he's DOOMED (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:34:34
        
        Yes, I liked that one (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 18:29:51

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