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you can't spell "hypocrisy" without "liberal" or "muslim"

story stolen shamelessly from michelle malkin, although i'm adding my own commentary.

An activist of the radical Kashmiri Islamic group, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, or daughters of the community, burns a Valentine card outside a card store in central Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006. Nearly two dozen black-veiled Muslim women burned Valentine's Day cards and posters showing couples together in the main city of India's Kashmir protesting the day that they say imposes Western values on Muslim youth. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)


which, on it's own, doesn't sound so bad. a bit stupid, since they had to buy the card before they could burn it, but still a legitimate protest. but then we get to this quote:

"We will not let anyone sell these cards or celebrate Valentine's Day," said Asiya Andrabi, the group's leader, as she held a burning poster in her hand. "These Western gimmicks are corrupting our kids and taking them away from their roots."

She said that the raids were carried out "not to harm anyone but to make them realize that this is against Islam's teachings." (AP)

so let me get this straight... we're imposing our values on you by selling these cards. but you "not let[ting]" us sell these cards... that's totally different, right? you're not imposing islamic values on the rest of us.