Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 03, 2015

so that’s where Wiley lives

Would that mean they were lucky if the cartoonists didn’t notice them, or lucky if the cartoonists DID notice them? Or (third choice) if this wasn’t the day that a terrorist group picked to punish this group of cartoonists?

If you’re feeling lucky, you can draw first.

I get that the whole “I am Charlie” thing is to show support for “freedom of the press”. That’s fine, and noble. I support freedom of the press. But, on the other hand, I cannot say it. I will support them but I will not identify myself with anyone who insults others for fun and profit. Call me a snob, but I do not want to be associated with that class of people.

The whole situation seems sketchy.

I feel I am drawn to this.

“Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?” Name that movie.

What you call mockery is merely shining a light on the rigid absurdity of believes that are so all-consuming that people who do not meet your measure for purity must DIE. Any group of people who kills any who would oppose them, who displease them, who offend their sense of devotion—those people deserve worse than to be mocked in illustration. Humor is a means of exposing truth in a fashion that isn’t overbearing or insistent- that allows the viewer to come to the truth on their own terms after being disarmed by a laugh or an unexpected twist in representation. Other religions used to kill to make their point, but they don’t anymore- and haven’t for thousands of years. It’s time for the last murderous group of devotees to evolve or be steamrolled by evolution.

And, let’s not forget that so-called “Christian” religions still support war, regardless of the country they are in. All the proof one needs is to examine the efforts of the churches during WWI and WWII. Do they really live by what they preach?

God forbid you ask people to be polite and not intentionally insult each other. You’d think thebird55 had asked you all to give up a kidney.

Oh oh, gotta think that over…..

The “right” answer has been posted, but I like this one even more. plastics

@James: Mrs. Robinson talking to Ben in The Graduate?

Laugh out loud Funny! Good one.

Suggestion from Nehemiah 4:18: “Every one of the artists had his sword girded at his side as he drew.”

“Untrue” and “unproven” are two different things. Funny how you use the religious title of guru in your nom de post.

Has no one noticed the Wiley Bear sitting around the corner??

Most of the people killed by Muslim extremists are Muslims themselves. Wouldn’t you love to see what kind of cartoons THEY drew?

Re:> the toon- They may make fun of you.Those d4m cartoonists and their sharp pencils.Jokes. Peace. :)

I couldn’t agree more.

Free press is one thing. Cheap shots are another. If they were taking issues with radical groups murdering innocent people, then that’s free press. If they are going out of their way to piss people off by posting a picture of the prophet for no other reason than pissing people off, then that’s a cheap shot. Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.

One thing I don’t get is Mohammed died centuries ago. In accordance with the Quran, no image was ever made of him. So how does anyone know what he looked like? How can anyone make a true image of him today? He could have looked like Alfred E. Newman. So why didn’t the terrorists attack Mad Magazine?

|Je suis so over this."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~How about the folks they murdered? Do you think they are ‘so over it?’

Dirty Frickin Harry……the world needs more like him

This is one of the stories explaining how Mohammed received the laws that he taught, that later became the Quaran. But this isn’t about the end of his life…

As for the paradox of me insulting “that class”, I neither have fun nor make a profit doing it. Comprehend an entire statement before trying to pick it apart.

This might explain the commonality of jokes on the same days…

‘@richardelguru—“Untrue” and “unproven” are two different things.’===@ Guilty That doesn't really make sense: I didn't say anything about proof. ==== goweeder said, about 3 hours ago (responding to another part) ‘@GuiltyBystander" ……Funny how you use the religious title of guru in your nom de post."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ever heard of satire?’====@ goweeder Good answer, however I wasn’t being at all satirical or even klever: back in the ancient days of Vax Mail our sysadmin thought is was a funny name to give me and it just sort of stuck. But it is definitely satirical NOW!

I guess that should have been “whom”…

I can’t tell you exactly where the line is, but Charlie crossed it.

The total number of people in the history of the world who have had the right to commit murder because they don’t like a cartoon, a play, an opera, a movie, a TV show, or a dirty limerick? ZERO. Check back in 50,000 years and it will be the same zero.

The “line” I referred to as being crossed has nothing to do with what happened to them. It is a line between them and me, not between them and terrorists. I refuse to equate myself with idiots. They crossed into idiocy, and I refuse to go there.

Now, do you get it?

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I will defend their right to be idiots.

I use too many commas…

@thebird55Defend your own right to be an idiot, PLEASE, we implore you! I get that you don’t want to be “Charlie”, any more than you want to be “Mad Magazine” or “The New York TImes.” I get that you want to defend freedom of speech without identifying yourself with those who cross an imaginary line. BUT: people have committed murder and will continue to commit murder because they think people have crossed that line. The people who do so want their religion to be the Prince (which, as I hope we all know is wrong? Or maybe we don’t know all that?) Any road, I personally agreed with your original post (and then things went south all over the place with comments and insults and so forth……….)

One person’s sacred cow is another’s cheeseburger. I said that.

mmm…. more like a bull pie…