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It's completely possible that the message sent here was not aimed to anybody living in France. It's also likely that certain large portion of French are not go
by vlehto 11y ago
It's completely possible that the message sent here was not aimed to anybody living in France.
It's also likely that certain large portion of French are not going to be satisfied unless something drastic is done. To them it's not about the problem, it is about feelings and identity.
So this can't be solved entirely. Best thing to mitigate the problem would be a knee-jerk reaction that does least amount of damage. Because in democracy you will have that knee-jerk, sooner or later.
- scrollaway 11y ago> Best thing to mitigate the problem would be a knee-jerk reaction that does least amount of damage. Because in democracy you will have that knee-jerk, sooner or later. That's an interesting take on it, and I don't really disagree with it. Maybe I hate that I don't disagree with it though. I hate having to settle for something. :/
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI hate it too :/. But it makes sense. A valve to relieve pressure - in some direction that isn't destructive, or doesn't contribute to further radicalization, creating a feedback loop.
- vlehto 11y agoI'd like to be wrong on this one too. Functional democracy is as intelligent as average voter is. Hopefully education can make the world better place. But it's going to take a long time to do it.
- mercurial 11y ago> It's completely possible that the message sent here was not aimed to anybody living in France. Why? France is bombing ISIS in Syria. That's also what the attackers were saying.
- vlehto 11y agoIf the attackers are saying that, their real message is probably "Look, the French are not safe. We are capable of revenge." to other ISIS fighters in Syria. Morale of your own troops is of paramount importance in a war. I think France, or any nation for that matter has very poor track record of backing down military operations after terrorist attack.