It was predictable that there would be a backlash after the events in Paris: local vicars and bloggers fall over themselves to accuse Charlie Hebdo of being “puerile” and, thus and by implication, not worth saving much and only crocodile tears are seemingly shed…..
Listing other causes more worthy of promotion shows the fallacy of the excluded middle: both and all such causes are worth supporting. The door to the third excluded middle is always ajar….
It is still seems impossible to find a copy in Brighton of Charlie Hebdo , be it in French or English. By the time a copy arrives in Brighton, the events and the backlash will have been consigned to the fish’n’chips paper.
Roll on Blasphemy Day celebrated on September 30 to coincide with the anniversary of the publication of satirical drawings of Muhammad.
try The Tablet
http://tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/188320/the-charlie-cover?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_content=The+Charlie+Cover&utm_campaign=jan2015
And try Tariq Ali
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n02/tariq-ali/short-cuts
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel