Saturday, January 17, 2009

One of the most powerful cartoons ever

I promise I mean no offense to anyone by using this cartoon. If I have offended anyone, that was not my intent and I'll remove it immediately. I am trying to show the power of political cartoons. In some forms/sects of Islam it is not allowed so show the Prophet Mohammed's face, or even draw him, paint, sculpt, etc. Instead they use calligraphy to represent him. Also, the turban with a bomb and burning fuse imply direct ties with terrorist groups that use Islam as a front.
This cartoon sparked riots all over the Muslim world, from Europe to Indonesia. Over 100 people were killed in these riots and Danish embassies were attacked, and several Islamic groups called for the death of the Danish editors of the newspaper that published the cartoons. Political Cartoonists and the public need to realize there is a point where free speech is crossed and direct insults and scorn is a result of the cartoon.

Instead of showing the cartoon, I'll post a link to where if you want to see it, you can.
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphics/muhammad_cartoon.jpg

1 comment:

  1. Wow that was a pretty good post. I thought we were supposed to have two articles. Ya, it's funny how the world perceives the rest of the world while at the same time this cartoon shows how manipulated the people of the world really are. In my opinion there are tow types of people affected by this cartoon, those who believe in the story of 911 and those who are Islamic. This ideology is brainwashed into people to kill one another and to be controlled. I believe the same people created all the major religions of the world while at the same time carried out events like 911 and pearl harbor to justify a worldwide state. I just think it's sad that people are willing to die for something based on faith, a blind following of something. They are all like sheep.

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