Please I can go into this for so deep, have you ever watch Russia today? probably the only major media out there that isn't scared of western thugs
Look at all the countries in Middle East right now, what’s happening? Who’s causing the violence there, just today I got news from my uncle that a NATO air strike killed 27 civilian, they only broadcast that on SBS only because there was afghan camera crew, imagine what else is happening, imagine the really lives they take every day
And all we did was have a simple protest, which then the police agitated most of the protesters then all the media shows is our side after the incident, you think were violence because what you see on the media brother. You think that fair?
A good majority of people here also condemn the wars in the Middle East, so your point is moot.
It was anything but a "simple protest". From what I can see, the police (for once) acted entirely within reason. Anybody who is trying to defend the actual protest should feel utterly disgusted in themselves for trying to justify what was essentially a parade of batshit insane lunatics. The "protests" quickly lost any authority they initially had when the crazies began calling for the beheading of non-believers and those who dared to exercise their right to free speech. Teachers, police and firefighters striking regarding pay conditions are examples of "simple protests". A "simple protest" does not involve rants against other religious groups in an attempt to somehow produce religious equality and tolerance, nor does it involve messages such as "our dead are in heaven, yours are in hell".
It seems that there is a consensus among those who support the protests (who might I add, appear to be a minority) that all non-Muslims are one entity and that the actions of one person on the other side of the globe warrant a response against innocent people. I don't understand the problem. If you are opposed to freedom in general, then leave. Live somewhere else that is more to your liking. This is not a jab at one group - it applies to
anybody who is opposed to the values that this country holds dear.
I can't speak for others, but I understand how the material in question is offensive. What is more offensive however, is the way in which this frustration was conveyed on the weekend.