Many of you, if you have nothing else to wonder about, may have been wondering at my lack of comment upon the hot topic among the Muslim world these days, the mean spirited cartoons of the Holy Prophet that originated from a Danish newspaper and were subsequently reprinted in many other European newspapers. First of all, I'm proud to see that on all the blogs I've check out that have commented on the issue, none are inflamed by what is obviously a cheap publicity stunt and an action as mean spirited as prodding a bear in a cage at the zoo repeatedly then gleefully waiting for him to react so that he can be reported to the Zoo authorities.

Upon observing the cartoons (yes, one must observe to make an informed decision), I felt more sad than angry. All the world appears to be behaving highly childishly, with the instigators of the cartoons refusing to apologize despite a global outcry, some of the enraged Muslim population lashing out at Denmark and of course the silent majority that is sitting and watching. If this is the general direction humanity is going to be travelling in, the treading of minorities rights and the lack of basic respect for one anothers' beliefs in the name of freedom, I'm quite sure we're on the path to self-destruction in about forty to fifty years. The world is behaving like a child with a near-genius intellect dropping out of high school and going to work mugging old ladies to be able to pay for food. You can't help but be sad at all the wasted potential. As for the cartoons, feeble attempt at provocation shouldn't matter to the mature mind. After all, would you, as an adult, be offended into action by a six year old brat who whacks you with a stick and then runs away sticking his tongue out? If this distasteful disrespect is what passes for humor in Europe, then they're welcome to it.