Thursday, January 8, 2015

#JeSuisCharlie









It's one of these times where I find it hard not to cry with rage.
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Weapons of Mass Instruction.


Let us all remember today's martyrs to free speech and expression.
1h1 hour ago

 

Lucille Clerc's powerful message of perseverance goes viral
after a fake Banksy account reposts it
http://mashable.com/2015/01/07/banksy-instagram-paris-tribute/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link


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Tous ensemble unis
One day we will be together Design By:







The Eiffel Tower just went dark, I have no words

  




and 2 others follow
Even electronic road signs on the autoroute read
. (thanks for photo Dabs!)



Cartoon from Matt in todays Daily Telegraph. Dark, amusing even,
while still sad and poignant.

I truly love this cartoonists response to attempts to stop freedom with bullets.
TY RT " "




 The pen is mightier...







French Twitter users say isn't for everyone

1h1 hour ago
I don't like that cartoon. I don't like that magazine. I don't read it.
But no one should have to die for it.
Well, the Muslims have certainly taught the French satirists not to say Islam is violent.


 





3h3 hours ago
"You have not converted a man just because you have silenced him."
(via Jack Higgins)





































Life advice.




“This is not a religion.” In solidarity with France.







This is so important, but people don't understand







Protestors in Place De La Republique in the center of Paris.
Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley/The Telegraph

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3 comments:

  1. I'm not posting the Charlie Hebdo images, but you can find them at Huffington Post here:
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/charlie-hebdo-cartoons-paris-french-newspaper-shooting_n_6429552.html

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    1. I find most of the humor in that magazine to be juvenile and distasteful, but as one who speaks her mind, I feel that nobody should die over self-expression.

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  2. A different perspective comes across in this thoughtfully written piece. Unfortunately, The Daily Mail also chose to run the offensive image discussed in the article to exemplify the author's point.

    Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie by Arthur Chu | The Daily Mail
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/09/trolls-and-martyrdom-je-ne-suis-pas-charlie.html?via=twitter_page
    "When the only thing you’re reverent of is irreverence, you eventually get chan culture—people who shout racial slurs and think they’ve accomplished something in the name of 'free speech.'"

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