Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Where do we go from here?

The "Je suis Charlie" movement in this country seems to have reached a sort of impasse.  The UK press and media have studiously avoided showing any of the cartoons which caused the problem in the first place.  The magazine's latest edition - the first since the shooting - has had its front page described ad nauseam but you have to be pretty devious to get a glimpse of it.  Whether this is due to a desire not to offend Muslims, or whether (more likely) it is due to a desire not to give any loonies the excuse to attempt a Charlie-style massacre over here is far from clear, but I think this business cannot be put to bed until these drawings are out there for all to see.  At present we have a situation somewhat akin to the children's party game of "pin the tail on the donkey" - we're trying to solve a problem while blindfolded.  Perhaps the cartoons could be published in brown paper wrappers - like porn used to be. If you want to see, you can, but if you feel you will be outraged, you don't have to. Where's "Private Eye" when you need it?

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