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Cartoon on Cartoon violence has to stop

Okay, now that we're done with a subtle reference in a tame US comic, let's move on to the real deal. People are dying over cartoons. Cartoons? The most I've ever gotten out of a cartoon is a good hardy chuckle at a Dilbert or The Far Side or a good thoughtful, 'Huh' out of Calvin & Hobbes or Non-Sequitor.

I don't think I've ever, nope never gotten even the slightest bit pissed off about a cartoon. Not even a little bit offended at the most hate-filled cartoon imaginable.

It's a fuggin' cartoon!

And they aren't even that good...The only one worth a damn is easily "Stop Stop, We ran out of Virgins."


Do the Muslims so offended to violently protest really care THAT MUCH what some Dutch guy thinks? OR, as it seems to be coming out in the open, are the Muslim Fundamentalist powers-that-be provoking and SPINNING these cartoons that were first printed in the fall of last year. Four months ago. They were RE-Printed in an Egyptian newspaper in October 2005 and really just didn't cause that much of a row. Until now. The power of the fundamentalist Muslim leaders over their people to woop them into a frenzy is amazing. Unfortunately, it's not Amazing Grace.

I'm really glad that Syrians, Iranians, Egyptians, Indonesians, Afghans et al. are all learning well from the Karl Rove university of SPIN.

posted by 30dollarwatch @ 7:29 AM