I think the message of forgiveness on the cover is truly radical. As radical as any fundamentalist imam.
It's a message of peace and redemption, and it's the perfect foil to a cult of death and brutally totalitarian religious dogma. That someone could publicly appeal to forgiveness under those circumstances is more hardcore, more a show of strength, and more mind-blowing than anything the terrorists could ever achieve.
It forces observers to choose which side are they on: the side of forgiveness, or the side of unforgiving murder?
You can imagine that terrorists behind the plot could only react to that message of forgiveness as radically alien as how a picture of Muhammed could incite murder to the Western world.
It's a message of peace and redemption, and it's the perfect foil to a cult of death and brutally totalitarian religious dogma. That someone could publicly appeal to forgiveness under those circumstances is more hardcore, more a show of strength, and more mind-blowing than anything the terrorists could ever achieve.
It forces observers to choose which side are they on: the side of forgiveness, or the side of unforgiving murder?
You can imagine that terrorists behind the plot could only react to that message of forgiveness as radically alien as how a picture of Muhammed could incite murder to the Western world.
I think you're taking this at face value. Their message about forgiveness is nice. But there's an incredibly inflated self image and arrogance behind it. They are "big enough to forgive". It's not all bad, because at least the right values are highlighted and I can only be happy when people focus on forgiveness and peace, but it would have been cool to hear that message from normal, sane people and not buffoons.
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