1/19/2004: Swedish art provokes Israeli ambassador

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by mlandman
I do not find his actions to be idiotic at all, and I'm suprised you take such an extreme stance.

Well, lessee:

--He planned the attack
--He damaged an exhibit in a museum
--He did this based on an assumption that the intent was one thing, when he doesn't really know what the intent was...because he didn't create it
--He's a diplomat, a representative of his nation's government...a government that is always under the microscope of the world

Yep, I'd say he's a fucking idiot.

You call my stance extreme...he made a mountain out of a molehill. He could have made his thoughts & feelings known through more diplomatic means, but chose to use physical violence against an art exhibit. And his government is supporting him on this.

Now that's extreme...