Posted on 01/28/2015 8:27:52 AM PST by Reverend Saltine
The aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre has confirmed something widely suspected: this country’s elites have no interest in defeating terrorism. Out of the 17 people murdered by Jihadi thugs in Paris, four were cops and four were innocent passersby who happened to be in a kosher shop at the wrong moment. But the other nine were perfect examples of 21st-century postmodern secular elites. Sophisticated, skeptical, well-educated, and well-to-do bohos working in media whose response to anything at all was a combination of aloofness, impudence, and irony. In this they were representative of their generation -- essentially French versions of Jon Stewart and Tina Fey. They would have been at home in any capital city -- London, Amsterdam, New York -- or any university town in the Western world. This was reflected in Charlie Hebdo itself. The magazine attacked Islam not only because it was a perfect target in its vulgarity, stupidity, and aggressiveness (when it comes down to it, Islam is the bully of belief systems), but because it was a religion. CH also attacked Christianity, Judaism, and every other creed that came into its sights with the same brio and nastiness. In this, CH reflected widely-held postmodern elitist attitudes. And yet -- the massacre has had no impact on Western elites. It should have. This class, secular, worldly, and atheistic, constitutes a prime target for Jihadi terror. Muslims loathe the Godless far more than they do followers of other creeds. According to the Koran, Christians and Jews are to be allowed to live -- albeit in misery -- as dhimmis in a universal Islamic caliphate. But the godless folk will be exterminated out of hand.
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I’m kinda shocked at how amateur the cartoons were in this Charlie thing. Our American cartoonists are much funnier.
Islam is the bully of belief systems.
With Globull Warming a close second...
This is a really good essay. Every freeper should read this.
(Minor quibble-— I think the Tulsa reference should be Edmond?)
In a nutshell.
As always, these morons think that somehow they will be spared the wrath of the invading hordes.
Because remember who is the REAL god of Islam and it is NOT the same God of the Holy Bible.
Satan.
BINGO! We have a WINNER!
Interesting comment. I think there is a cultural component to this. For example, the comedians my kids like aren’t funny to me at all. The references they use and subject matter are mostly unknown to me so its not funny to me. Same think here possibly. I had an associate from Iran show me a political cartoon book, and he thought it was hilarious, but I did not think anything was funny.
Humor is generational, I think. I was lucky, I was educated in comedy by my family who were professional comedy writers. I rarely find modern day comics or comedians funny. Way too crude for me.
yes. they are “livelier.”
“According to the Koran, Christians and Jews are to be allowed to live — albeit in misery.....”
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How can you possibly say that when it is well advertised by most politicians that Islam is a ROP?
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