It is not uncommon for "moderate" muslims (or even christians for that matter) to provide cover for the fundamentalist extremists in it. This case is exceptionally blatant with all the games. All it does is keep people from real debate and allow things to continue, same as ever.
If Islam is truly a religion of tolerance why is it so hellbent on forcing others to conform to their customs? It is a form of fascism; they want to restrict what you can say about their religion while being free to insult yours. This special status is the first part of
Dhimmitude (which led to the extermination of over 300,000 Armenians alone).