culture clash, not cartoons by Jonah Goldberg - Feb 8, 2006

Townhall.com :: Columns :: Controversy is about culture clash, not cartoons by Jonah Goldberg - Feb 8, 2006: "Overreactions are usually about something bigger. The whole point of the 'last straw' metaphor is that small things can set off disproportionate reactions. One Muslim protestor in Britain held up a sign saying 'Freedom Go To Hell!' Do we really think that a handful of cartoons in Denmark transformed him from a Jeffersonian democrat into a jihadi? Was the holder of the sign 'Behead Those Who Insult Islam' a pacifist until recently?"