Making Sense

Seattle Cartoonist Faces Allah’s Wrath

by Nate Hendley - 08/10/2010
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Ever heard of Molly Norris?

We certainly didn’t, until very recently. A cartoonist for Seattle Weekly, Norris might have continued to labour in relative obscurity were it not for having a daring sense of humour.

Norris was upset by the seeming willingess of the western media to kowtow to Islamic censors and decided to something about it.

Facebook Fury

by Gerry Nicholls - 05/01/2010
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It seems "grassroots" Canadians are in a fury over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament.

Or so says the Toronto Star.

And what's the Star's evidence of this fury?

Well, it seems more than 28,000 people have joined an anti-prorogation Facebook page.

OK that's impressive.

It certainly shows that lots of people on Facebook disagree with the prorogation.

But clicking a link on Facebook is no measure of emotional intensity.