Re: Cartoon of naked Sharon devouring infant wins top U.K. prize

steve2000 wrote:

> Jaroslav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> > Diarmid Logan wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/365402.html
> > >
> > > Cartoon of naked Sharon devouring infant wins top U.K. prize   
> > >
> > > By Haaretz Service 
> > >
> > > A cartoon of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon eating the head of a
> > > Palestinian baby against the backdrop of a burning Palestinian city
> > > has won first prize in the British Political Cartoon Society's annual
> > > competition.
> > >
> > > There were 35 entries in the Cartoon of the Year competition,
> > > sponsored by the British Independent newspaper, from some of the
> > > country's leading cartoonists.
> >
> > Nobody in their right mind expect any kind of depth of thinking from a cartoonist.
>
> I absolutely disagree. Cartoonists are often the wisest and most
> succint analysts of politics etc. 

Have you seen a cartoon that presents a *balanced* picture of a complex issue?
All they are good for is to make any single idea/phrase/opinion look stupid.

Jaroslav

In this case, we're asked to make an
> assessment of the forceful policies of the Israeli Govt which (hate to
> break the news to you) very often involves the deaths of children.
>
> steve -- and PLEASE, someday, will Jews stop kneejerking
> "anti-semitic" or "self-hating Jew" whenever anyone has the temerity
> to make political points?
> (COPY memo to Blacks, Pallies, Kooris.