The Idea of Progress » cartoonist http://www.theideaofprogress.com We are what we pretend to be Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Some People Don’t Get the Idea http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2008/02/13/some-people-dont-get-the-idea/ http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2008/02/13/some-people-dont-get-the-idea/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:58:00 +0000 The Idea of Progress http://www.theideaofprogress.com/?p=367 Three men were arrested in a plot to kill the artist of a Danish cartoon that portrayed Mohammad. The point of the cartoon is that radical fundamentalism can be a dangerous thing. Clearly these men didn’t appreciate the irony.

When the cartoon was first printed, it caused an international uproar. American newspapers, out of either fear or perceived respect for Muslims, wouldn’t reprint the cartoon, but only describe it.

Well, here it is:

If the cartoon itself didn’t make the point, the actions of these men did.

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