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Freedom of speech is a fundamental right of a liberal society. Does exercising it need be at the likelihood to flaring up unhealthy passions of those who are still not as liberal as we consider ourselves?
A cartoon on a political figure is not same as another on Prophet Mohammed. An elected representative could be a fool, a booby who has been given a license to run a government of people’s representatives. As a cartoonist I poke fun at them because I am affected by their policies. I certainly stand to gain if I could rattle them a bit. My pen may be go at any length: perhaps it might make them reconsider an unwise policy or change it altogether.
But Jesus or Mohammed is revered as God’s chosen vessels. Similarly Buddha or any other. They have no policy whatsoever to lead us on our every day lives. By such cartoons do we gain anything worthwhile in return? Other than worsening relationship between people?
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