can Charlie get bolder?
Can Charlie get bolder?
Emperor Ashoka is highly revered in India, so much so that our national emblem has the symbol of Ashoka's Dharma Chakra (wheel), and the Indian currency has the Ashoka's symbol of 4 lions capital at Sarnath.
But, if Charlie Hebdo wants to exercise the freedom to slander Ashoka, by carrying mocking cartoon caricature of the killings in Kalinga, wherein he killed 1,00,000 people, and deported 1,50,000 people, then the Indian Government will bulldoze France within no time. Remember, mentioning history is different from mocking a personality.
Ashoka also married 4 women in his lifetime; namely Devi, Karuvaki, Padmavathi and Tisyaraksha. If Charlie Hebdo shows the cartoon caricature of Ashoka's wives in an obscene manner, then the Buddhists and the Indian Government would wipe out Charlie Hebdo from the world map itself.
The same would be true if Charlie Hebdo mocks at the founding fathers of the american nation such as Benjamin Franklin & George Washington; or the father of the Republic China, Sun Yat-Sen who is referred as the "Father of the Country"; or the Pope of the Vatican; or the people like Nelson Mandela or Mother Therasa. If Charlie gets bolder, then the Americans, the Chinese, the Catholics and the Blacks will all join together to bury Charlie Hebdo in its own land.
Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him) was the mercy to the whole of mankind. And he was listed at the top of all the personalities of the world. And to show him in a bad light is not just a shame on Charlie Hebdo; but it is a shame on the world civic society that leaves organisations such as Charlie Hebdo to desecrate the epitome of world's greatest leadership for peace.
When freedom to slander is justified, then corruption on land is guaranteed.
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It's true that Charlie could fall into the trap of being seen as a one-trick pony, or overly focusing on one line of satire, which would be a bad thing with something that can make a section of society feel victimised. With the latest issue everyone's focus was on the cover, which it could be said was at a minimum level of offensiveness for its inevitable subject compared to earlier works, but from what I heard all of the content was about other things. I rather doubt any country is gonna launch a nuke at Paris over a cartoon no matter how bad it is if that's what is being suggested - even North Korea is only halfway crazy enough for something like that, and they drew the line at some vague threats and cyberattacks about The Interview. So I agree Charlie should be seen to broaden its scope, which it has more of a responsibility to than before the killings when it was relatively little-known and a rather niche publication. Though I'm sure others will point out the range of other figures who have already been satirised by them.
Also to be fair, I think the proper target of ridicule should be people like terrorists and Isis themselves as that's something everyone can unite around, not ancient figures who can't defend themselves. I can understand how they wanted to break a taboo by depicting what is supposed to be undepictable, but they've done it already so it's time to move on.
Ragnorak: Also to be fair, I think the proper target of ridicule should be people like terrorists and Isis themselves as that's something everyone can unite around, not ancient figures who can't defend themselves. I can understand how they wanted to break a taboo by depicting what is supposed to be undepictable, but they've done it already so it's time to move on.
What isis or any terrorist organisation does is totally un-Islamic and condemnable, yes we all unite in this case. This topic has a fair view for which i am sure everybody agrees.
and thanks for your views, you have spoken truth
1."Everyway of a man is right in his own eyes"(proverbs21:2) 2."Wisdom by world knws not god",i pray fr u
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haris: Can Charlie get bolder?
Emperor Ashoka is highly revered in India, so much so that our national emblem has the symbol of Ashoka's Dharma Chakra (wheel), and the Indian currency has the Ashoka's symbol of 4 lions capital at Sarnath.
But, if Charlie Hebdo wants to exercise the freedom to slander Ashoka, by carrying mocking cartoon caricature of the killings in Kalinga, wherein he killed 1,00,000 people, and deported 1,50,000 people, then the Indian Government will bulldoze France within no time. Remember, mentioning history is different from mocking a personality.
Ashoka also married 4 women in his lifetime; namely Devi, Karuvaki, Padmavathi and Tisyaraksha. If Charlie Hebdo shows the cartoon caricature of Ashoka's wives in an obscene manner, then the Buddhists and the Indian Government would wipe out Charlie Hebdo from the world map itself.
The same would be true if Charlie Hebdo mocks at the founding fathers of the american nation such as Benjamin Franklin & George Washington; or the father of the Republic China, Sun Yat-Sen who is referred as the "Father of the Country"; or the Pope of the Vatican; or the people like Nelson Mandela or Mother Therasa. If Charlie gets bolder, then the Americans, the Chinese, the Catholics and the Blacks will all join together to bury Charlie Hebdo in its own land.
Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him) was the mercy to the whole of mankind. And he was listed at the top of all the personalities of the world. And to show him in a bad light is not just a shame on Charlie Hebdo; but it is a shame on the world civic society that leaves organisations such as Charlie Hebdo to desecrate the epitome of world's greatest leadership for peace.
When freedom to slander is justified, then corruption on land is guaranteed.
Summary: Masala u snackbar. haris: What isis or any terrorist organisation does is totally un-Islamic and condemnable, yes we all unite in this case. This topic has a fair view for which i am sure everybody agrees.
and thanks for your views, you have spoken truth
Condemn this: quran.com/9/5 quran.com/9/29
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