From Mohammed to the Streets of Iran

You can tell a lot about people by what they get angry about.

When a Danish newspaper published cartoons of Mohammad, the "Muslim Street" was unleashed on the world. There were demonstrations throughout the Arab world. There were death threats made.

In the past week, there was an election in Iran. The results were announced before there was time for the paper ballots to be counted. Iranians took to the streets, to the rooftops, to show their discontent, and were brutally beaten down by the regime. The "Muslim Street" is largely silent.

This is not, in any way, intended to be a criticism of Islam itself. There are a great many people who practice Islam in a way that both elevates themselves and the religion. That being said, when people are more upset about cartoons than the butchery of innocent people, well, that says something about something, doesn't it?