German magazine defends cover showing Trump beheading Statue of Liberty
Source: Reuters
The editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel on Sunday said a front cover illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty, which split opinion at home and abroad, was a response by the German magazine to threats against democracy.
Published on Saturday, the cover depicts a cartoon figure of Trump with a bloodied knife in one hand and the statue's head, dripping with blood, in the other. It carries the caption: "America First". It followed a series of attacks on Berlin's policies by Trump and his aides that have marked a rapid deterioration in German relations with the United States.
"Der Spiegel does not want to provoke anybody," editor-in-chief Klaus Brinkbaeumer told Reuters TV after the cover set off a debate on Twitter and in German and international media, adding he was surprised by the impact of the illustration.
"We want to show what this is about, it's about democracy, it's about freedom, it's about freedom of the press, freedom of justice and all that is seriously endangered," he said. "So we are defending democracy... Are these serious times? Yes they are."
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-spiegel-idUSKBN15J0EU
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fuck the 'outrage' of whomever..................
It's not that big of a deal. It's accurate. The snowflakes need to get over it.
