6.My own take on all this is very close to Francoise's, as articulated here:http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/05/charlie-hebdos-pen-award-top-cartoonists-endorse-saluting-magazines-courage/ …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
7. As Francoise says, Charlie Hebdo is hugely important historically (as outgrowth of 1968) even if much of the satire is unfunny & queasy
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8. On the other side,
@artgoldhammer has a smart, deeply informed critique of Hebdo-style satire:http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/5/pen-america-charlie-hebdo-and-the-virtue-of-self-restraint.html …7 replies 10 retweets 18 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
9. I don't agree with Art's conclusions but he's worth reading (as always) because he actually, you know, knows what he's talking about
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Replying to @HeerJeet
10. The point I'm making is a simple one: this is a fairly complicated issue so it's worth going to informed sources, not instant experts.
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@dick_nixon Complexity is how we judge Charlie Hebdo. Are they like Pam Geller or are they something else.4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@HeerJeet@dick_nixon So it would be OK for someone to kill you because of disagreement with your belief? Jeet Heer for Prime Minister.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@dmking316@dick_nixon You have serious reading comprehension problems.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@dick_nixon I don't comprehend any excuse for terror. Anything short of outright condemnation of terror encourages terror.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@dmking316 Everyone in this debate outright condemns murder of Charlie Hebdo cartoonists. You're arguing with a strawman, not real people.
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