[Buddha-l] Bangladesh Muslim lovefest

[Jo]

What is or was project X? I've been out of town almost 48 hours and come
back to this. Your attempt, Erik, to comparativise the episode is of
interest, but what you compared it to escapes me, hence my question. Please
explain what is a project X.
Thanks
Joanna

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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Erik Hoogcarspel
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 3:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Bangladesh Muslim lovefest

It is great to see that civilisation, in this case Facebook has reached the
inlands of Bangladesh. I wonder how many people of the mob actually have
seen the picture and of it really exists. This is project X Cox Bazaar.
Question is: is the burning caused by the Muslim faith, by some landowners
who think to capture some more land, by power hungry religious leaders, by a
Bangladeshi tribal mob, or by Facebook?
In Germany, where project X also caused damage, some will sue Facebook. 
The last Project X Haren (Netherlands), where a mob also burned down cars
and stores, has been caused by a store assistant in New Zeeland who reposted
the invitation after it had been removed by the Dutch girl who by accident
had posted it in the first place.
We have to realize that anyone can put anything on Facebook (except nude
tits and genitals, Facebook people are decent wasps) and get away with it.
Apparently now spreading the rumour that something is on Facebook will do.
Mark Zuckerberg is making money through this. I think we should send him a
bill on behalf of the Bangladeshi Buddhists.

Erik

Op 01-10-12 09:34, Dan Lusthaus schreef:
> From LATimes.
>
> Muslims in Bangladesh torch Buddhist temples over Facebook image 
> September 30, 2012 |  7:28 am
>
> Muslims in Bangladesh torch Buddhist temples AMRITSAR, India -- 
> Hundreds of angry Muslims in southeast Bangladesh torched at least 10 
> Buddhist temples and dozens of homes Sunday after alleging that a 
> Buddhist man insulted Islam on his Facebook page, authorities said.
>
> The protest gained momentum late Saturday in the area of Cox's Bazar 
> about 200 miles from the capital of Dhaka when Muslims, claiming that 
> a Facebook page showed a burned copy of the Koran, headed to several 
> Buddhist villages in the area.
>
> read the rest at
> http://tinyurl.com/9lqhec2
>

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