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Originally posted by: theredbaron
I haven't seen the cartoon, but the idea of it offends me. But if what you're saying is correct, then I agree with the sentiment of the cartoon (though not the sentiment that it is okay to depict Jesus Christ in the act of bestiality) - I am concerned by the blind support of most American Christians to the Republican party. They may have the moral issues down pat, but everything else is out of whack - ripping off the poor, downtrodden, old and helpless in favour of big-business - waging war on third-world countries in the name of democracy and freedom...I could go on, but you get the picture. In some aspects I'm right, and in others I'm left.
I haven't seen the cartoon, but the idea of it offends me. But if what you're saying is correct, then I agree with the sentiment of the cartoon (though not the sentiment that it is okay to depict Jesus Christ in the act of bestiality) - I am concerned by the blind support of most American Christians to the Republican party. They may have the moral issues down pat, but everything else is out of whack - ripping off the poor, downtrodden, old and helpless in favour of big-business - waging war on third-world countries in the name of democracy and freedom...I could go on, but you get the picture. In some aspects I'm right, and in others I'm left.
If you do want to see it, I linked to a copy of it in my original post.
I'm done talking about it. I don't even know why I posted it here in the first place. I guess I was in a posting mood that night, because I also wrote the longest blog post in my life. I was mildly offended, but I did get the joke behind it. It wasn't so much the cartoon itself that bothered me, but that they said they wouldn't publish th eMohammed cartoons out of respect, then turned around and published this.
The fallout has been incredible. It hit national news here in Canada, and was all over the right-wing blogosphere. The editor-in-chief was "forced to resign," and the Sheaf published an entire section this week of letters to the editor. They claim it was a "mistake" and a "miscommunication." Whether that's true or not, I still support the Sheaf. Independant media is an important aspect of society, and remains poignant even now.