Monday, April 12, 2004  
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:: Posted by max @ 4/12/2004 10:50:00 AM
Something Wicked this way comes 4/11/04

Last week a Jewish grade school was fire bombed in my city. Molotov cocktails were thrown through the windows of the library and all the books were destroyed. No one was hurt, but over this Passover weekend there were tonnes of cops driving around in my neighbourhood, which is home to a large Hassidic population. The police found hate propaganda taped to the walls of the school, claiming that the violence was perpetrated in response to the Israeli assassination of the Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin. The notes weren't signed, so no one has taken credit for the school bombing, because assholes like this like to fancy themselves courageous rebels while acting like pathetic cowards.



I wanted to do this week's cartoon on this event, but I'm not too happy with what I came up with. I wanted to communicate the idea that this is a global problem, that it reaches even cute little Canada. I consider this event to be one of the most disturbing political events to happen in Montreal in a long, long time. I think I got these ideas across, but I still wasn't satisfied when I looked at the finished product. maybe you can tell me which one I should submit for publication, this one or the Paul Martin / Dalai Lama one...



The Dalai Lama is on his way... 4/11/04

Our Prime Minister (by default) hasn't decided yet whether it's diplomatically viable for him to receive the Dalai Lama at all. I won't know the Prime Minister's decision till after my publishing deadline, so I kind of covered my ass a little with this one. In my humble opinion, I think this is a perfect opportunity for Paul to show himself to be a true leader, someone who isn't the lapdog of giant corporate interest, (The Chinese embassy has issued a statement threatening our trade with them if Martin agrees to meet the Dalai Lama), and someone who can actually stand up for issues that regular folks actually care about. I'm a cynical bastard, but I try to be optimistic, and I would totally give the PM props if he agrees to hang out with one of the coolest guys on the planet.

We'll see.



Dan B aka DSTRBO



Previous DSTRBOtoons here & here & here & here & here, here and here and here, and more art by Dan at DISTRBO.COM





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