We keep appeasing and placating religion. Not just in the Middle East but here in the West also. The more I think about it the more I see reason to offend for the sake of offending because people are so comfortable in their irrational beliefs. Those who engage in groupthink and cannot react to offense with more speech cannot be appeased. Give 'em an inch, they'll want a mile. These Muslims needed to be offended.

Blasphemy