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January 13, 2016 bigcitylib

BigCityLib Strikes Back: Charlie Hebdo: Martyrs For Crap, Part Duh

Disgusting cartoon in Charlie Hebdo (“what would’ve become of Aylan had he grown up? A groper”) via @faizaz pic.twitter.com/iB4myFb1ke— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) January 13, 2016Part 1 here.

January 16, 2015 Bill Longstaff

The pope’s diminished freedom of speech

Did the pope just display an iota of sympathy for the zealots who massacred Charlie Hebdo staff? In response to a question about the attack, he replied, “One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.” The pontiff justified his position by stating that

January 15, 2015 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: What’s Next? Thoughtcrime?

Yesterday I wrote a brief post on how the French government, despite massive outpourings in defense of free speech in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, is moving to severely curtail that right for those with whom it disagrees. The Toronto Star has an editorial strongly condemning the French

January 14, 2015 Lorne

Politics and its Discontents: Have The Terrorists Already Won?

Much press has been devoted to the aftermath of the cowardly massacre at Charlie Hebdo; strong displays of solidarity both in defence of freedom of expression and disdain for the jihadists’ efforts to squelch it, have been widespread. But despite these demonstrations, one can legitimately ask if the terrorists have

January 12, 2015 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: "Wicked and Tragic Events" Do Not a War Make

The first instinct of the chickenhawk is to proclaim the existence of a state of war where none actually exists. By “chickenhawk” I mean Canada’s very own prime ministerial closet croucher, Stephen Harper, who exploited the Paris massacre as proof that radical Muslims are waging war against Canada. A Canadian

January 11, 2015 susanonthesoapbox

Susan on the Soapbox: Alberta Needs Charlie Hebdo

Wednesday’s massacre of eight journalists, five of whom were political cartoonists, at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo unleashed a torrent of “We are Charlie Hebdo” editorials across the world. Newspapers fell all over themselves in an effort to demonstrate solidarity with the slain cartoonists—but they had a concern. Was

January 11, 2015 The Arbourist

Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Charlie Hebdo

Oh, those wacky religious Muslim terrorists are at it again going all murder happy on people who dare to make fun of their religion. This event is completely ludicrous and, in 2015, should not be happening, some reasons off the top of my head: 1. Mohammad, Jebus, Krishna, Sif –

January 9, 2015 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: Now They’ve Done It

The rise of the Islamic State, ISIS, has demonstrated how effectively Islamic extremists use social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Well, they did – past tense. Now the Charlie Hebdo massacre has earned them an enemy, one they should fear – Anonymous.

January 8, 2015 Jim Sadlemyer

ParliamANT Hill: Charlie Hebdo Paris Shooting: CanadiAnt politiciAnts react

Satire inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting-canadian-politicians-react-1.2892340 & http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/stephen-harper-bans-chinese-media-from-arctic-…

January 8, 2015 Jim Sadlemyer

ParliamANT Hill: Charlie Hebdo Paris Shooting: CanadiAnt politiciAnts react

January 8, 2015 Jim Sadlemyer

ParliamANT Hill: Charlie Hebdo Paris Shooting: CanadiAnt politiciAnts react

January 7, 2015 neath

PostArctica: Je Suis Charlie

I had never heard of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo prior to the assault on it’s staff. From what I have come to understand it produces cartoons that normally would be considered quite offensive to anyone associated with whatever it is currently satirizing. That’s what satirists do, they mock

January 7, 2015 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: Free Speech Isn’t Always Free

Twelve dead, as many again wounded, after a terror attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. Paris police have launched a manhunt for the gunmen who escaped after attacking the magazine’s offices. Nobody has come right out and said Muslim terrorists were behind the attack but Charlie Hebdo has been intensely