Popular Post chrisp65 Posted January 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2015 I'd say the only sensible response is to find out what article or cartoon was capable of causing such offence to them and buy it. Buy it, blog it, post it and re tweet it and stick it on lamposts and park benches. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I was thinking the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Also seems likely to be a response to a image recently posted on their Twitter account mocking the leader of IS. They've been getting death threats ever since publishing cartoons depicting Mohammed a couple of years back, and apparently the threats were a regular occurrence. I gather they've had some level of police protection over that period, but it may have been scaled down recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I think it was this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not sure what killing people from a newspaper is going to achieve. Terror, which is probably what they were going for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not sure what killing people from a newspaper is going to achieve. The aim is to create a climate of fear that induces self censorship regarding any negative comment about the religion of Islam and undermine freedom of speech and thought. Will it work? We'll see tomorrow morning, but it's a brave editor who risks his office and staff being brassed up by the terminally humourless in order to make a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Pure speculation of course but given their manner, choice of target and attempts to escape and evade after the fact (as you say behaving like soldiers not theology doped amateurs) there is a good chance of them being IS graduates of Syria/Iraq.We have literally hundreds of people just like this running around in UK.Some commentary I've seen says they had north African accents, and the gesture of raising the index finger of the left hand is associated with IS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 7, 2015 Moderator Share Posted January 7, 2015 Well actually I think it will achieve quite a lot. They've killed the editor and the 3 most famous cartoonists in France. That is not only going to put an immediate stop to the images that they object to from within France but it will also you would expect have a knock on effect on a lot of media coverage and output if they themselves become the targets. This perhaps more than any conflict that has gone before is a conflict played out through the media. And that is without even getting into the fringe benefits of aiding recruitment and furthering social conflict between Western populations with Muslim communities and the more general and universal aim of terrorist, provoking fear and seeking retribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Expect a lot more of this kind of thing: Martin Johnson @CuntJockey 14m14 minutes ago The #ParisShooting makes it clearer than ever: there is no place for Muslims in Europe! #CharlieHebdo #YesAllMuslims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 7, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2015 Expect a lot more of this kind of thing: Martin Johnson @CuntJockey 14m14 minutes ago The #ParisShooting makes it clearer than ever: there is no place for Muslims in Europe! #CharlieHebdo #YesAllMuslims Is that a parody account? His name is cuntjockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted January 7, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2015 Well this sure makes a family trip to Paris more exciting next month. I suppose there's just as much chance of this happening if I was to go to London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Doesn't seem to be a parody. Lots of retweets of serious stuff about the Glasgow bin lorry accident, among some stuff about his bowel movements and general Islamophobia. I'd guess an adolescent oaf, mimicking reactions he hears from others. But the general sentiment will be repeated far and wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I'd say the only sensible response is to find out what article or cartoon was capable of causing such offence to them and buy it. Buy it, blog it, post it and re tweet it and stick it on lamposts and park benches. All newspapers across Europe should print it on their front page tomorrow. Dutch satire response. Edited January 7, 2015 by Swerbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Love Stronger Than Hate. Edited January 7, 2015 by Xann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 So it begins, Al-Q possibly trying to give it some because they're being upstaged by their new rivals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I don't think it will achieve much. You will see satirical cartoons and offensive cartoons more widely shared as a protest against what's happened. People, rightly, will be horrified by what has happened and will want to take a stand in the name of freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Does it upset you Omariqy - if as a protest - you'd see cartoons/pictures of Mohammed? There's a part of me that isn't comfortable upsetting normal practising Muslims just to show a few terrorists that we're "united". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post omariqy Posted January 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yeah it upsets me to see our beloved Prophet (pbuh) ridiculed. It would also if it was any of the other prophets including Isa/Jesus (pbuh). Every Muslim should always defend his honor and the honor of the other prophets. But by following his teachings and practices, not killing people in his name. Muhammed (pbuh) was verbally abused and physically harassed on a regular basis in Makkah. Not once did he or his companions go and murder those who did such deeds. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Does it upset you Omariqy - if as a protest - you'd see cartoons/pictures of Mohammed? There's a part of me that isn't comfortable upsetting normal practising Muslims just to show a few terrorists that we're "united". Do you feel equally uncomfortable when the beliefs/values of Christians or Jews are ridiculed in the media or popular culture? Do you think the "victims" of that are any less offended? The strength of any culture or society or religious group is demonstrated by their ability to take a good (or even offensive) ribbing on the chin without resorting to violence. It's all part of the rough and tumble of living in an open, pluralistic environment. The reason non Muslim European people get so uncomfortable about that particular religion being critically examined is because most of its followers are not white. Given that this magazine was a standard bearer for the political left in France their response will be very interesting indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) What does pbuh mean? edit: I googled it. Edited January 7, 2015 by Don_Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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