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"Crowds gather for historic Paris march of defiance and sorrow - AFP Jan 11, 2015
PARIS - More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after jihadist attacks that left 17 dead.
In an unprecedented show of unity, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority will both be among the world leaders attending the rally to honour the victims of three days of bloodshed that included Jews and a Muslim police officer among the dead.
Under clear blue skies, emotions were already running high in the shell-shocked City of Light, as people from all walks of life began to rally under the banner of freedom of speech and liberty.
"I want to show that we're not scared of the extremists. I want to defend freedom of expression," said 70-year-old Jacqueline Saad-Rouana.
Another woman in her 50s who declined to be named said she was going to the march as it is "the way to show that I live in a country where everyone has their place." The families of those who died in the three blood-soaked days that shook France to its core will rub shoulders with royalty and heads of state within an iron ring of security.
Defences were beefed up in a jittery Paris still reeling from the Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket, with thousands of extra troops and police deployed to guard the march and snipers positioned along the route.
"I have no doubt that millions of citizens will come to express their love of liberty, their love of fraternity," French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told an emotional rally on Saturday near where a gunman killed four hostages at the supermarket.
In a foretaste of the demonstration, more than 700,000 people poured onto the streets of cities across France on Saturday, many carrying banners reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie), the tribute to Charlie Hebdo that has been the global rallying point in the wake of the slaughter.
Many brandished pens to symbolise freedom of expression after the magazine was targeted for its cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed."
Need I say more?
Lessons for me are:
1. people, regardless of race, religion and language DO, and CAN, recognise when a cause that may be just in the murderers' minds had been taken to the extreme, are JUST unjustifiable!! Hence, the Muslims, the Jews and others JOINED HANDS in denouncing these murderous acts! Unreservedly!;
2. WHY? No just cause will allow the supporters to KILL innocent unarmed people. It is AS SIMPLE AS THAT! Million will out to show their defiance and their solidarity with those mindlessly killed. They maybe scared but NONE of they will choose living cowardly against this brutal and murderous terrorists' shadow and threat! They LOVE liberty and freedom too much to be cowed!;
3. A British critic and a New York writer said maybe the 'lampooning' of religious figures were overdone and that the cartoonists perhaps were too provocative that brought such tragic consequence to themselves and their colleagues. What about those INNOCENT hostages at the supermarket then? What did they do? How about the Muslim policeman that was 'finished off' while down and injured?
The British critic and the New York writer are WRONG! The satirical magazine had been LAMPOONING many politicians, religions and religious figures among others for 40 years. It is par for the French. Also, HOW MANY readers does it have? Can't be the 1 million who are rallying in their honour? So, it is a very weak argument if we put that together.
In any case, WHICH religious 'Gods' can lose their credibility just because of some humorists and cartoonists lampooned them? 'Gods' are almighty and are above such human trickery if you must insist.
YET, as I have been iterating that when EMOTION is aroused, RATIONALITY has NO CHANCE. And as far as Religion is concerned, it is pure EMOTION. Maybe there will still be someone thinking that the dead deserved their deaths. Hopefully they are in the minority!
"Crowds gather for historic Paris march of defiance and sorrow - AFP Jan 11, 2015
PARIS - More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after jihadist attacks that left 17 dead.
In an unprecedented show of unity, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority will both be among the world leaders attending the rally to honour the victims of three days of bloodshed that included Jews and a Muslim police officer among the dead.
Under clear blue skies, emotions were already running high in the shell-shocked City of Light, as people from all walks of life began to rally under the banner of freedom of speech and liberty.
"I want to show that we're not scared of the extremists. I want to defend freedom of expression," said 70-year-old Jacqueline Saad-Rouana.
Another woman in her 50s who declined to be named said she was going to the march as it is "the way to show that I live in a country where everyone has their place." The families of those who died in the three blood-soaked days that shook France to its core will rub shoulders with royalty and heads of state within an iron ring of security.
Defences were beefed up in a jittery Paris still reeling from the Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket, with thousands of extra troops and police deployed to guard the march and snipers positioned along the route.
"I have no doubt that millions of citizens will come to express their love of liberty, their love of fraternity," French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told an emotional rally on Saturday near where a gunman killed four hostages at the supermarket.
In a foretaste of the demonstration, more than 700,000 people poured onto the streets of cities across France on Saturday, many carrying banners reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie), the tribute to Charlie Hebdo that has been the global rallying point in the wake of the slaughter.
Many brandished pens to symbolise freedom of expression after the magazine was targeted for its cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed."
Need I say more?
Lessons for me are:
1. people, regardless of race, religion and language DO, and CAN, recognise when a cause that may be just in the murderers' minds had been taken to the extreme, are JUST unjustifiable!! Hence, the Muslims, the Jews and others JOINED HANDS in denouncing these murderous acts! Unreservedly!;
2. WHY? No just cause will allow the supporters to KILL innocent unarmed people. It is AS SIMPLE AS THAT! Million will out to show their defiance and their solidarity with those mindlessly killed. They maybe scared but NONE of they will choose living cowardly against this brutal and murderous terrorists' shadow and threat! They LOVE liberty and freedom too much to be cowed!;
3. A British critic and a New York writer said maybe the 'lampooning' of religious figures were overdone and that the cartoonists perhaps were too provocative that brought such tragic consequence to themselves and their colleagues. What about those INNOCENT hostages at the supermarket then? What did they do? How about the Muslim policeman that was 'finished off' while down and injured?
The British critic and the New York writer are WRONG! The satirical magazine had been LAMPOONING many politicians, religions and religious figures among others for 40 years. It is par for the French. Also, HOW MANY readers does it have? Can't be the 1 million who are rallying in their honour? So, it is a very weak argument if we put that together.
In any case, WHICH religious 'Gods' can lose their credibility just because of some humorists and cartoonists lampooned them? 'Gods' are almighty and are above such human trickery if you must insist.
YET, as I have been iterating that when EMOTION is aroused, RATIONALITY has NO CHANCE. And as far as Religion is concerned, it is pure EMOTION. Maybe there will still be someone thinking that the dead deserved their deaths. Hopefully they are in the minority!
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