Brave Or Foolhardy?

[237SJ]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30786211
Personally, I don`t see the point in being deliberately inflammatory.

[-Talbot-]

Brave......I thought about having WotsHisName as an avatar but though the Ed wouldn't like it.
*** the terrorist.

[Prudie]

I suppose if they were always going to publish them again at some point anyway then they are just not giving in to terrorism. Certainly brave.

[Baldric]

Undoubtedly brave, but do feel their survival instincts are on a par with Lemmings!

[TonyV]

I will be buying copy

[bundleone]

Haven't they done enough? they obviously have no concern for whoever may get in the line of fire.Two men did the shooting in their offices and the whole of the Muslim religion is getting the blame, it's all getting out of hand.let the killing stop now.

[naomi24]

//let the killing stop now//

... but it won't - and we know it won't.

[Prudie]

So the terrorists in Paris have succeeded by that argument bundleone. So you think they'd stop there?

[bundleone]

Well, those two won't do it again as they've been shot dead.

[jno]

fair point, divebuddy, they already had police guards who I think were among the people killed last week. (I suppose they didn't do the job as well as they might have.)

[mushroom25]

//Well, those two won't do it again as they've been shot dead.//

there seem to be plenty who would disagree with you on that.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1393248.html

[jno]

Joeshmoe, the trouble is they've backed themselves into a corner, making themselves out to be heroic defenders of free speech (whch they aren't); so if they back off now they'll look like wimps. Personally, I'd be handing in my notice to spend more time with my family.

[ChillDoubt]

Brave.....but this is the acid test. It would have to come about at some time(i.e. the freedom of expression) so it makes no difference if it's now or in 6 months when all the furore has died down, the problem has to be tackled.
May as well do it now head-on and show that expression cannot and will not be suppressed at any time.

[jourdain2]

I'll be buying my first copy (don't like their form of satire and cartoons) I'll probably bin it after the first page, but I'll buy it to applaud their right to say it.
They are being defiant - and rightly so.

[Retrochic]

This would be a good opportunity for Charlie Hebdo to stop being deliberately inflammatory and respect the Muslims who have been offended by their publication but who are desperately sorry that these lunatics have killed in the name of their God. Up until last Friday this publication was barely known outside of France. In general, these cartoons are crass, juvenile, and notable only for being deliberately provocative.

[jourdain2]

Retrochic - the cartoons are gross etc. and certainly not to my taste, but Charlie Hebdo does not solely attack Muslims. This point seems to have been missed. They attacked Christians, Jews, any other religion which comes their way, their own politicians and others.. This general satirism seems to have been missed in the present furore and the Muslim bit concentrated upon - it is much, much wider than that and you miss the point if you do not recognise it.

[bazwillrun]

"respect the Muslims who have been offended by their publication "

and there is the problem...why must we respect always them ?
I couldnt care less what they think or how insulted they are...far from it

[Prudie]

But the whole idea of free speech is allowing others to say things which you might find distasteful, offensive or revolting without locking them up or blowing their brains out.