tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post6786458158746414437..comments2024-03-10T23:51:37.936+00:00Comments on The Glass Walking-Stick: Thinking of the people of Paris today...Simon B http://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-78978514744353622015-11-24T22:53:59.437+00:002015-11-24T22:53:59.437+00:00....and I thought they still had a beef about Char.......and I thought they still had a beef about Charlie Hebdo!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-54431178369372292772015-11-24T22:13:17.766+00:002015-11-24T22:13:17.766+00:00Well, the main thing here is that Isis / IS / what...Well, the main thing here is that Isis / IS / whatever they're called this week hate the West in general, and causing chaos and fear amongst ANY Western populace is a success in their eyes. And it's a bonus when the French see themselves as standard bearers of liberty and freedom - qualities these Jihadists despise. Of course, digging a little deeper here, the French have made some poor decisions both at home and abroad when it comes to certain fundamentalist Muslim communities and may have pushed fence-sitting radicals a bit further towards terrorism. Not that there's any excuse for the obscene and cowardly attacks of the last week - apparently there's another situation developing in northern France even now... :-(Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-75683216036795049382015-11-22T16:02:26.788+00:002015-11-22T16:02:26.788+00:00I don't even understand what the terrorists ha...I don't even understand what the terrorists have got against the French anyway?John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.com