Let's stop calling it IS or ISIS. It's "Islamic State"
They want a country (state).
Physically we're all intact. For the rest it hasn't even really sunk in. Claire walked past the Bataclan maybe ten minutes before the shooting began. she was in a friend's shop just behind it and ended up barricaded in there until four this morning. As I said one of our friends got out of the Bataclan with only bullet shrapnel in his leg, but others we haven't heard from.
The madness of how close this is to my apartment and just how often we go to all the places attacked around here is really numbing. Just been out and it's good to see so many Parisians on the streets trying to do something normal. Just like after Charlie Hebdo attacks rather than there being a sense of fear, there's a sense of unity.
Good luck and I sincerely hope you hear good news of all your friends.Physically we're all intact. For the rest it hasn't even really sunk in. Claire walked past the Bataclan maybe ten minutes before the shooting began. she was in a friend's shop just behind it and ended up barricaded in there until four this morning. As I said one of our friends got out of the Bataclan with only bullet shrapnel in his leg, but others we haven't heard from.
The madness of how close this is to my apartment and just how often we go to all the places attacked around here is really numbing. Just been out and it's good to see so many Parisians on the streets trying to do something normal. Just like after Charlie Hebdo attacks rather than there being a sense of fear, there's a sense of unity.
I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to be so close to something like that happening, i hope your friends and loved one's come through all this with all their health in tact.
Take care and stay safe bud
But within the religions it's all there. Puritans who are prepared to kill for their religion will read their books and highlight and interpret the violent aspects of the texts to suit their stance and run with it - it is their own justification but it's all there in the religions.Yes they might, most despots, fascists, communist dictators and religious fundamentalists in history have taken the words of others and twisted to suit their ends.
Hitler quoted the Romans but I doubt they intended auschwitz, Stalin quoted Marx who would have abhorred his totalitarianism, the KKK always quoted the bible as they lynched people - just as this evil quote the Koran. Using a religion or interpreting a religion or a philosophy to suit your ends does not make the whole religion responsible.
The people responsible are the people who did it with the people who helped them. I for one won't let them hide behind a religion and give them the excuses they want- they are murderers , who want to attack liberalism and to those who think that attacking liberalism is what you do in the face of liberalism being attacked are you not defeated already?
I'm getting tired of this shit....some Muslims have killed people again- don't blame all muslims - we're not just the ones that kill people- thats islamaphobic- no it's not - you're racist. and on and on we go.
Good on em, nice to see, very encouraging hope they engage in conversations and try to persuade some of their more militant community to cease acting like idiots and get on with a peaceful lifeNot quite what you're looking for but a good effort none the less.
http://www.mercy4mankind.org/young-muslims-mark-remembrance-sunday-rally-charity/