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Can someone explain what this is suppose to mean? I know there were attacks in Paris.

petercooper 12y ago
It's a variant of the "We are all.." trope to show solidarity and support for a group.
Raphmedia 12y ago
It reads "I am Charlie", and there are bunch of translations in the PDF. I don't know what the site is about. Edit: Alright, the domain is the actual domain of Charlie Hebdo. This isn't some kind of political message by a third party but most likely a message by the people of Charlie Hebdo. I don't know any more.
- pierre 12y ago
  charliehebdo.fr is the official website of charlie hebdo magazine where the shooting take place.
- mercurial 12y ago
  Solidarity with the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in relation with today's terrorist attack (12 dead so far).
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manticore_alpha 12y ago
"We are Charlie" Your EQ is low, isn't it?
- Raphmedia 12y ago
  It's actually "I" and not "We".
  - manticore_alpha 12y ago
    The spirit of the saying is a group, leave it to HN to demand a literal translation.
- voidiac 12y ago
  That would be "Nous sommes Charlie".
- mikeash 12y ago
  It's likely that the person you're replying to didn't know the details of the attack or how it has anything to do with "Charlie." But hey, jumping straight to a personal attack instead of an explanation says volumes about your EQ.
- TallGuyShort 12y ago
  >> leave it to HN to demand a literal translation. after you "corrected" a perfectly good translation?
venomsnake 12y ago
Well ... this is satirical magazine that puts offensive content on purpose (not pointlessly though) and they had their headquarters attacked and 10 personal killed (also 2 police officers). They were notorious for mocking all religions and have posted content offensive to all. Right now it is thought that this was the work on islamist terrorists (I have not seen reliable info though, and crazy is cross religion) Now to make matters worse the right is on the rise in Europe and the interfaith tensions are high due to complex reasons (being in economic depression for a decade helps little). In a sense this was attack against the core values of what lots of Europe believes. And there are a lot of people for which anti muslim sentiment is a godsend ...
- agumonkey 12y ago
  Tiny detail, one of the cops that was killed on duty was a Muslim man named Ahmed. Hoping this will help avoiding the racist crowd to take advantage of the event too much.
  - rimantas 12y ago
    Islam is a race as much as atheism is a race.
    - agumonkey 12y ago
      Please don't misunderstand my comment, I'm saying this crowd will conflate the two.
    - coldtea 12y ago
      Well, actually much more. If you tell me you're atheist I don't know much about your race. If you tell me you're a muslim, I can have a very good statistical chance to pinpoint you in one of several ethnicities...
      - maxharris 12y ago
        > If you tell me you're a muslim, I can have a very good statistical chance to pinpoint you in one of several ethnicities... So what? A person's race doesn't determine the ideas, religious or otherwise, that they hold. Two famous examples: Ayaan Hirsi Ali left Islam, and Cat Stevens joined it. A person's ideas, on the other hand, make all the difference in the world. Who can deny that these terrorists were not motivated and guided by a distinct ideology: fundamentalist Islam?

It's a variant of the "We are all.." trope to show solidarity and support for a group.

It reads "I am Charlie", and there are bunch of translations in the PDF. I don't know what the site is about. Edit: Alright, the domain is the actual domain of Charlie Hebdo. This isn't some kind of political message by a third party but most likely a message by the people of Charlie Hebdo. I don't know any more.

pierre 12y ago
charliehebdo.fr is the official website of charlie hebdo magazine where the shooting take place.
mercurial 12y ago
Solidarity with the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in relation with today's terrorist attack (12 dead so far).
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manticore_alpha 12y ago

"We are Charlie" Your EQ is low, isn't it?

Raphmedia 12y ago
It's actually "I" and not "We".
- manticore_alpha 12y ago
  The spirit of the saying is a group, leave it to HN to demand a literal translation.
voidiac 12y ago
That would be "Nous sommes Charlie".
mikeash 12y ago
It's likely that the person you're replying to didn't know the details of the attack or how it has anything to do with "Charlie." But hey, jumping straight to a personal attack instead of an explanation says volumes about your EQ.
TallGuyShort 12y ago
>> leave it to HN to demand a literal translation. after you "corrected" a perfectly good translation?

venomsnake 12y ago

Well ... this is satirical magazine that puts offensive content on purpose (not pointlessly though) and they had their headquarters attacked and 10 personal killed (also 2 police officers). They were notorious for mocking all religions and have posted content offensive to all. Right now it is thought that this was the work on islamist terrorists (I have not seen reliable info though, and crazy is cross religion) Now to make matters worse the right is on the rise in Europe and the interfaith tensions are high due to complex reasons (being in economic depression for a decade helps little). In a sense this was attack against the core values of what lots of Europe believes. And there are a lot of people for which anti muslim sentiment is a godsend ...

agumonkey 12y ago
Tiny detail, one of the cops that was killed on duty was a Muslim man named Ahmed. Hoping this will help avoiding the racist crowd to take advantage of the event too much.
- rimantas 12y ago
  Islam is a race as much as atheism is a race.
  - agumonkey 12y ago
    Please don't misunderstand my comment, I'm saying this crowd will conflate the two.
  - coldtea 12y ago
    Well, actually much more. If you tell me you're atheist I don't know much about your race. If you tell me you're a muslim, I can have a very good statistical chance to pinpoint you in one of several ethnicities...
    - maxharris 12y ago
      > If you tell me you're a muslim, I can have a very good statistical chance to pinpoint you in one of several ethnicities... So what? A person's race doesn't determine the ideas, religious or otherwise, that they hold. Two famous examples: Ayaan Hirsi Ali left Islam, and Cat Stevens joined it. A person's ideas, on the other hand, make all the difference in the world. Who can deny that these terrorists were not motivated and guided by a distinct ideology: fundamentalist Islam?