Cartoons

World War 3 could still break out over some cartoons. I do remember reading there was a European war that was started by someone spilling some water on someone else. And there was that one that started over train timetables.

Ok they were gravely insulting cartoons. And they were needlessly reprinted by idiots like the NZ newspaper editors that persisted. I was interested to hear of the Arabic newspapers intending to publish cartoons gravely insulting to the west. Problem is there's nothing they can say about George W Bush and his remarkable resemblance to a chimpanzee or Tony Blair or any European custom, institution or ideal that hasn't been done before. You can insult some Christians pretty easily, but then really it's not the same. Cartoons on the holocaust are the closest they'll get. But then it won't really get the west as upset, really, Israel yes, and the Jewish lobby. And many of us will be a little uncomfortable with them, as much as we would over cartoons about the Prophet Mohammed. Personally I just don't like needlessly upsetting people.

In reality we are a godless people with very few things we hold dear anymore. Any remaining taboos are being wiped out by 'reality' TV.

Oh there I go, on about TV again. Stupid given the age of TV is nearly over.