He is a minor cartoonist. It was just a cartoon. Not even a
particularly clever one- just a crudely drawn image where the tigers making-up
the national emblem were replaced by blood-thirsty wolves.
The people in power took offence. They arrested him, accused
him of sedition. His arrest became headline news. There was wide-spread public
outcry.
He has now been released from custody. The entire nation has
seen his cartoon. He has become a national hero. And all because the people in
power couldn’t take a joke.
I wonder if they would have arrested him had they known the
outcome?
3 comments:
Judging from events in the world, there is a lack of sense of humor in the world and a lot of people in the world are elevating themselves and their beliefs way too much.
Lee
A Faraway View
It's amazing what happens in countrys where there is no real freedom of expression. All the paranoia comes out in those with the power.
Natasha - That unwillingness to to take things lightly that can be so dangerous if taken too far. And it always seems to me that it's a symptom of insecurity. How awfully sad...
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