T.Whid and I tend to agree on most things. This is not going to be one of them. Yes, free speech and a free press is something that democracies need to function. I do not think this image is the moment I want to uphold in that fight. I find it baseline intolerant and something more fucked after that.

From the guardian:

The conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung went further, calling for the caricatures to be published in as many newspapers as possible. Urging “Europe-wide solidarity”, it said: “Religious fundamentalists who do not respect the difference between satire and blasphemy have a problem not only with Denmark, but with the entire western world.”

Yeah, I understand it’s satire but when I step back, it’s something darker. permanent link to this post