Col Gadaffi joke was in bad taste

Apr 03, 2008

EDITOR—I love jokes. However, as much as I don’t know and even don’t wish to know the origin of the so-called Fools day (April 1), I neither believe in it nor condone the lies committed on this day in the name of joking.

EDITOR—I love jokes. However, as much as I don’t know and even don’t wish to know the origin of the so-called Fools day (April 1), I neither believe in it nor condone the lies committed on this day in the name of joking.

Therefore, the story that appeared in The New Vision on Tuesday that Col Muammar Gaddafi was sorry for his utterances against the bible did not only add insult to injury but also very insensitive.

Before publishing this joke you should have compared it to what President Museveni (in the same issue and on the same page) noted about Gadaffi’s utterances. We have had enough insults from Gaddafi and his likes.

As much as Christians are forgiving, it was not prudent for your paper to joke in such a manner well knowing that it concerns people's faith and religion.

Supposing you had joked and lied that Kony had finally signed the peace agreement, how do you think the people of northern Uganda would have felt? And what makes this joke and lie more insensitive than your joke?

John Kavuma
jkavuma8@yahoo.com

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