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Monday, February 13, 2006
 
Another editorial cartoonist, Patrick Chappatte of the International Herald Tribune, has written a commentary on what his profession is all about.

Many people on both sides have spoken on behalf of grand principles. The banner of Democracy has been raised opposite the banner of Religion. But I want to speak for my profession. The aim of a political cartoon is not in itself ---- and should not be --- to hurt. The aim is to make a point.

www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/09/opinion/edpatrick.php

What Kurt Tucholsky had to say about satire in 1919 has just been translated by Indeterminacy
Does satire exaggerate? Satire has to exaggerate and is, in its deepest nature, unjust. It inflates the truth to make it clearer, and it can do nothing more than work according to the bible verse: the just will suffer with the unjust.

http://kurttucholsky.blogspot.com





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