In our earlier essays,
we examined some widely popular, stylized or semi-humorous
images, banned owing to their political edge. And now this:
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[ Trigger Warning ! E.U.-forbidden image follows.]
[ All citizens of the Schengen Zone are required to exit
this page NOW. ]
[ BRUXELLES IS
WATCHING YOU ]
[ Offenders will be prosecuted. ]
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Read more here:
[Note: The Telegraph and the WSJ also reported the story, but since they were too pusillanimous to reproduce the actual offending cartoon, I shall not link to them.]
In a curious coincidence, the later publication has also
been banned in Riemannistan, though not for political reasons, but
simply because the artwork of the parody is so inferior to the original,
particularly in the rendering of the enchanting Wiske ….
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There has also been a major development in the P.C. campaign
against the French comic & commentator Dieudonné. His career has already been strangled -- his traveling
shows and his TV appearences banned -- and now he may be facing serious prison
time …. Based on this:
Dieudonné sur feu Foley !!
in which he discusses the execution of James Foley by the ISIL. His presentation is being represented
in the media as an endorsement of terrorism. That it is, in exactly the same sense that Jonathan
Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” was an endorsement of cannibalism.
Take a look at it.
Even if you don’t understand a word of French, his demeanor will tip you
off that he is no rabble-rouser for violence -- nor, indeed, is he taking the
matter lightly, as fodder for comedy. It is purely a moral commentary, perhaps misguided,
but well within the limits of civilized discourse.
His basic point is, “What’s sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander.” And again, you
can grasp this, even without understanding the verbal monologue. Fast-Forward
to 4:48 ff; note especially 5:03.
[Update 25 septembre 2014] And now this:
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[Update 25 septembre 2014] And now this:
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