我们像需要空气一样需要幽默，社论漫画家帕特里克·察帕特说。在这个列举了贯穿他职业生涯的从独裁者和意识形态主义者到自拍和社交媒体暴徒的一连串事件的演讲中，察帕特通过一个个响亮的，通常也是令人捧腹的案来说明讽刺文学存在的必要性。“政治漫画为民主而生，而当自由受到挑战时，它们也不能幸免”他说道。

Political cartoons have challenged the powerful for centuries, but today, they are threatened by censorship and social media mobs. A single cartoon can land its creator in prison, exile, or out of a job, as seen in Turkey, Syria, and even major US newspapers. When outrage silences satire, vital conversations and humor disappear from public life. Societies that abandon political cartoons risk losing a critical tool for holding authority to account.

Satire Is Democracy’s Safety Valve, Not A Casualty Of Outrage

自由世界需要讽刺

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