EDIT:
upps taron wrote first and found some lovely words.
Yes, from my point of view they are pretty crazy.
Killing for a drawing is absolutley madness, I am with pilou.
Unbelieveable that this is part of our modern life.
But with globalisation we getting closer.
News are instandly available all over the world.
Hitting people with all different backgrounds.
As this article is from January 13th - what I didn't check, it is even more evident, what kind of bomb is living amongst us.
I am pretty sure, after the new issue, the acceptance of the assault is even getting bigger, as the will to see a terrorist behind every long beart.
Separation, fear, hate. Enemies of freedom and democracy.
Yesterday, I discussed this theme with a friend from Korea and some German friends.
Respect is a very big part of eastern civilisations. Older people, parents and religion are deserving respect (and billion other things).
She had somehow same argueing with her German husband, as we have.i
As he was saying that the title was a natural consequence of the attack, that this was exactly as it should have been in a free press country, she was pretty shocked about the respectless way. In Asia, religion is tabu.
O.K. I am not that sensitive as I said.
But even the biggest representive of press freedom yesterday ( interestingly working mostly for rainbow press ) started to think a bit different about the missed chance to send a sign of freedom. Just a bit, still saying everything was exactly like he would have done.
Even the first less worse pope since ages, missed to give this sign saying (free out of memory) "If someone attacks my mother (religion) he have to count with me beating him too"
So, as you said in your first post, yes, the Charlie Hebdo title was a very natural reaction, leaded more by instinct than intelligence.
But second is what we need to get peace back.
I can't say, that I would feel very comfortable walking through the deep Turkish parts of Duisburg, Germany.
I can't say, I have plenty of muslim friends.
But not only this forum shows me, how much we could from each other.
And it is up to us, to break this separation more giving their children work, hope and future in our countries, instead of beeing respectless about the (sometimes) only few things they respect.
As a conclusion: If we want achieve just a bit of tarons wonderful world ideal, we all have to take care.
And for me personally "Je suis Charlie" could have been one beautiful sign for the beginning.
Those goose-skin moments in Paris, with all those brave and lovely hearts on the street.
Then.
SLAM!!
New title against all muslims.
Sad.