"Mud Fight"

It has indelibly proven to be ironic; this global “hoop la” over cartoon images of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), somewhat surreal even. The fact that the entire world has been surrogated the back seat on an issue that was forever imminent, but only recently brought to light in the most confounding manner, is somewhat laughable, considering the it took us so long to see what was already there

If looked at objectively, (which of course seems rather impossible) this situation has been taking root, quite intermittently over the past decade, only now has the “bullshit bravado” been put aside and the gloves finally come off. “We are in a fight, ladies and gentlemen!” a proverbial brawl of ideologies, which contrary to all appearances is not recent, it is ancient, archaic even. However all the current derivations have proven is that the battle is just getting “uglier” and “muddier” than it had been in the past.

Yet when we consider it, how is that really any surprise…the fact that our disputes are no longer “noble” or clear-cut? Gone are the days of honourable swordfights and “obvious” victors, gone are the days of altruistic intentions and gentlemen quests…we are now in a “dog eat dog” world, the only rule today is that there are “absolutely no rules”, just end games, which require one winner and one loser. So why be surprised that massive forums, and vast reservoirs of information and communication are giving voice to such heretic heresy?

Rather than spending all our energy in condemning the forums that express the opinions that “unfortunately” many around the world share, shouldn’t the logical step be to “step-back”, re-examine our conduct and change those opinions instead of perpetually reinforcing them?