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Cowardice Wrapped in Pieties
The mass murder of Stephane “Charb” Charbonnier, editor of Charlie Hebdo, and so many of his editorial staff by heavily armed Islamists will no doubt be described as “senseless” and/or “cowardly” by political leaders and most of the mainstream media. It was neither. If they were cowards, they would have stayed home and continued to receive French social security like so many of their fellow Muslims. The mere preparedness to kill unarmed infidels does not prove cowardice. Typical of jihadis the world over, they were prepared to fight to the death.
As to the notion of senselessness, this was another phase in the constantly escalating and calculated assault on Western civilization by Islamic totalitarianism. Despite some protestations by Western leaders about defending a free press, Islamists know that the boundaries have already been redrawn. Most of the mainstream media already practice self-censorship. You know the rules, ‘’nudge nudge, wink wink, say no…
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