Atheist bloggers and other slogans
Are the current demonstrations in Dhaka the first time that the slogan "Death penalty for atheist bloggers" has appeared on the streets of a capital city?
Perhaps not, for such protests often turn out to be chanting tunes orchestrated by distant pipers, but the combination of atavistic intolerance and contemporary technology catches the ear.
However sad the sentiment and bizarre the juxtaposition of words it does not rank with great slogans from the past. My favourite remains the banner unfurled by crowds protesting at economic hardship some time after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's surprise attack on Israeli forces along the eastern shore of the Suez Canal: ‘Hero of the Crossing, where is our breakfast?’
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