Quote of the Day: Mark Steyn on Respect and Offense

Here's something interesting in the context of the Mohammed cartoon saga:

I'm bored with death threats. And, as far as I'm concerned, if that's your opening conversational gambit, then any obligation on my part to "cultural sensitivity" and "mutual respect" is over.

He's not, by the way, talking about provocation for its own sake, which he describes as "one of the dreariest features of contemporary culture." True dat too.