Poignant and thought-provoking. Thanks for posting. The bit about Sinet reminded me of something that I just learned yesterday: that France has a law against d

Poignant and thought-provoking. Thanks for posting. The bit about Sinet reminded me of something that I just learned yesterday: that France has a law against denying the Holocaust. The sentiment behind the law is understandable, but it is difficult not to see a double-standard at work. And, if Hebdo itself really is guilty of invoking that double-standard, then one does have to question the purpose of the "satire". IMO a policy of good satire encourages the skewering of all ridiculousness, else, it risks becoming nothing more than hateful bigotry directed at a group, and (paraphrasing Sacco) there's really nothing clever or insightful about that. I don't personally know whether this is true of Hebdo, but Sacco seems to be making a thought-worthy point.