Gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar” attacked the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo killing at least 12 — including two police officers — and wounding four.
The Islamic attackers used a Kalashnikov — that’s a real assault rife — and a rocket launcher.
So much for gun control.
The attack occurred 11:30 this morning, Jan. 7, Central European Time which is about five hours ago.
Charlie Hebdo drew the ire of Islam when it re-printed in 2006 these Jyllands-Posten cartoon depictions of Mohammed.
It doubled down in September 2012 when it published cartoons of a naked Mohammed in response to protests over the low-budget film “Innocence of Muslims”.
Last week, it featured French author Michel Houellebecq whose latest book “Submission” imagines a France in the near future ruled by an Islamic government.
Can such an attack happen here, say at Comedy Central?
Well, our hipsters — unlike, we love the irony, the French — aren’t known for their courage. The objects of their mocking are specifically picked for objecting to violence hence their avoidance of all things Islamic
However, bullies sense weakness and it doesn’t take much of an excuse for them to resort to inflicting pain so cravenness in the end provides no protection.
Our suggestions are firstly to stop mocking things held sacred. The Jyllands-Posten cartoons were not mocking Islam. They were standing up to bullies and standing up for a value system. Mocking would be making an image of Mohammed out of dung or dropping one in a jar of urine. Doing such does not make one a hero but merely a jerk. One can tell the truth or dispute another without resorting to mocking.
Secondly, understand that there are those who feel they are ordained to rule and have no compunction about forcing you to do their bidding. They must be fought. This means the First Amendment needs the Second. A rocket launcher is not a great means of self defense but if some of the staff at Charlie Hebdo were packing pistols, the death toll would be a lot less and the perpetrators would not be now likely planning their next attack.
And by now it should be apparent that government gun control does not work.
Thirdly, for my Muslim readers “Allahu akbar” means God is greatest. Yes, God is greatest. He doesn’t need some loser wannabe defending Him.
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