Charlie Hebdo, Muslims, and Satire ". . . All this awfulness is seemingly the cause of some obnoxious satire by a French weekly. The West has a long tradition of satirizing both society and government: Aristophanes, Plautus, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Rabelais, Pope and more have all served in the unappreciated satirist’s role. . . .Despite the ire it may draw, satire plays an important role in society: when a society takes itself too seriously, its members are liable to become sensitive to the slightest insult and seek revenge upon anyone who makes them feel belittled or insulted.. . . "
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