I wasn't saying that I sympathize with the rioting and killing, but that I sympathize - and I mean that intellectually - like I understand the point of view, of considering pictorial depictions of gods idolatry. Coming from a religion that seems more about pomp and pageantry than enlightenment and teaching. But I do sympathize with the rioting and killing in that, as you pointed out, if you have nothing but religion (belief), you are going to be fanatical. The Danes were ignorant not to realize this.

I wonder if they were ignorant, or if they just got scared when they realized how big a hornets' nest they had prodded. I've read a number of things that suggests the magazines that "started" all this are backtracking like mad.