This is the biggest
terrorist attack since 9/11. No doubt that this attack will inspire the same
things to happen in France
that had happened in The US after 9/11.
1. This is a very difficult
time to be a Muslim of any kind. Muslims were hunted down and attacked heavily
after 9/11. Individuals wearing Muslim garb were sometimes hit by cars, by
irate drivers or attacked on streets. There were even some non-Muslims attacked
for clothes that resembled Muslim garb. Some people get mad and don't the time
to realize that this is the work of just ONE faction of Muslims and a political
faction as well. Some people are just hot heads and react without thinking.
2. Expect a huge increase
in jingoism, ultra-patriotism and all out support for reckless imperialist action.
In other words "for god sakes, do something- anything." The French
Government is sure to take some kind of revenge action and it is safe to bet it
will be reckless action.
3. There will be an
increase of intolerance of all kinds. Pundits in the US said, after 9/11, "There is
no need to understand our enemies. The US is right, western values need
defending and that is the end of it." Anyone one dares to speak badly of
the French Government, or that society, is sure to find themselves in some kind
of hot water.
For example: Discourse on No Discourse 9/11:
"Western Intellectuals and Muslim Intellectuals The event1 of
9/11 was, no doubt, shocking, utterly unexpected and thought provoking. It not only
aroused emotional reaction, but also intellectual response, both among Western
intellectuals and Muslim intellectuals. But since the terrorist activity on the
Twin Towers was launched by alQaeda which is associated with Islam and the
Muslim world, the intellectual discourse has become centralized in the context
of the West versus Islam as displayed by 9/11 and how both should prevent such
terror to humans and humanity from happening again in the future. There is much
written in newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, and relayed on radio and
television, but most of it is simply news items, information as to its
happening and its aftermath. On the other hand, some serious intellectuals in
the West as well as in the Muslim world have expressed their thoughts on the
subject deeply but unfortunately, their discourse instead of dealing with its
cause and why it occurred, is confined to dealing with the issue from within
their own perspectives and cultural framework without addressing the concerns
of the other. As a result, their discourse leads nowhere and with no results
whatsoever. It is really no discourse and, hence, the title of this article ―A
Discourse on No Discourse 9/11."
For the full article click
here.
If there will be any good
to come from this it is hard to see what it will be. Right-wing scum of every
type will crawl out from under their rocks and try to carve themselves a piece of
political spoils. We saw that on 9/11.
For us on the left, this is
not our war and it is not our responsibilities. We did not create nor support
imperialism which is a main reason for this attack. We also don't encourage
people to attack civilians in retaliation for imperialism.
-សតិវអតុ
Pix by Rolling
Stone.
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