It's like living in a bubble. The similarities between trump and zuma are marked. zuma withdrew this case.
trump (the arsehole that he is) is suing the New York Times for $15bn. He's going to taco it. He's such a fuckhead. A total fuckhead. Beyond even Zuma. Please read the New York Times editorial.
Let's see how long this picture stays up
when a President sues a cartoonist he exposes himself to further ridicule and acts in a way that diminishes his own dignity. If the President goes ahead with his case he would be doing to himself exactly what he claims Zapiro did to him – demeaning himself by demonstrating that he is thin-skinned and intolerant of criticism and not a great democrat. If one wants to act in a presidential manner, one should not sue cartoonists: that just seems petty and narrow minded and makes one appear like a bully and an autocrat who believes that one is not a servant of the people but somehow, because of one’s position, beyond criticism and ridicule.
But like you or me or anyone else, in a democracy, a President is open to criticism and ridicule – especially when he does something worth criticising or ridiculing. What next? Julius Malema suing comedians for making jokes about his woodwork marks
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From Pierre de Vos. Another very good post - Zoomachine Gun indeed.
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