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Cartoon Protests

There has been a lot of hand-wringing in the West over the protests in the Muslim world over the publication of cartoons that depict the Prophet Mohammed.

To me, this is not about cartoons - that's just the straw that broke the camel's back.

The Muslim world just doesn't like our morays nor share our sense of humor. And no amount of shock and awe can change that.

They don't like the West, especially the way the West is attempting to Westernize the Muslim world today.

Whether this is the last gasp of the Muslim World to hold back the 21st Century or a well-needed wake-up call for the West remains to be seen, but remember:

It's not about cartoons.

It's about us, the West, and how we assume that everyone shares our values, and will welcome vast upheavals to their centuries-old societies to accomodate same.

That's just wrong. And it's biting us in the ass right now.