(Unintended) Benefits of the Paris Rally
When the rally in Paris happened after the Charlie Hebdo murders, I was curious: What was the purpose of this rally? What were they trying to show? To whom? Turns out it may have served a purpose after all. I say that after reading Andrew Sullivan’s blog : “I was actually surprised and gladdened by the response to the slaughter – an overwhelming wave of revulsion and disgust, expressed with great dignity and courage .” That dignified, non-violent response has robbed the liberals of the world the option of changing the topic on Charlie Hebdo. Their choice to never call a spade a spade is visible to all: “Even now, many will not concede that religion was the root cause of the attack, and that the name of that religion is Islam.” The usual weasel approach of the liberals flies in the face of the facts, says Sullivan: “(They say) Islam has nothing to do with this. There are just a few loonies who are suffering from false consciousness, and their real motivations are econo...