Hi, Carson,
I think you do not know the French tradition of caricature and the press that was pursued by the authorities since about the 1850s (Daumier ...). These were not muslims.
You do not know what is Charlie-Hebdo. Not an ordinary newspaper but a newspaper that lampooned people acting selfishly or violent manner towards others. And Muslim fundamentalists are those. They are also not the only ones, and Catholics also have their own, albeit less violent but potentially draconian.
Charlie has also had more problems with Catholics than with Muslims.
When some Muslims feel insulted a one that the prophet told all his trouble face these fundamentalist barbarians, they are mistaken, because it is not the Muslims who are stigmatized, but the fundamentalists. Moreover, the one that followed the attack is unequivocal, there is voist Muslims who run after journalists Charlie, but they are not alone, and are accompanied by many more Catholics, and other representatives various religions.
Ask the thousands of Muslims who live under the yoke of Daesh, with their share of violence and attacks on freedom and life, if they feel the same as murderers Daesh ...
Another point you do not know about France, it is compulsory separation of religion and state, which is obviously the opposite in many Muslim countries, but also in the US, where the president swear the bible at his inauguration ...
In short, culturally, you will not let go of all these respects to French.
Having said this, I am of course convinced that European states (I'm including Russia) and North America have a heavy responsibility on all geo-political unrest that shook the world.
I am a pacifist, convinced anti-militarist, but never, I lower my arms in front of barbarism ...
I have, like you, an age that suggests that this is now deeply rooted in myself and maturely reflected.
Do not confuse otherworldliness on one hand and pacificisme or tolerance on the other hand ...
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