Nice (France) attack
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- lowimpakt1
so it is appearing that the guy had nothing to do with ISIS, wasn't much of a muslim, was going through a divorce and had money problems.
- May it still be considered an attack? Or is it just a random slaughter?maquito
- seems like a random act of violencesarahfailin
- I have CNN running loud downstairs, they keep calling it a "Terror attack"moldero
- Many ISIS recruits aren't particularly religious either...just lost. A point that seems lost on the media.monkeyshine
- sarahfailin1
http://time.com/4407810/nice-att…
Why France Has Become the Number One Target for Terror
The roots of France’s jihadi problem lay in its former empire in the Middle East and North Africa, dating back to France’s colonization of countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, and Lebanon. In the 20th century, numerous people from the colonies came to live and work in France, many of them settling in poor enclaves ringing Paris and other cities. In recent decades, as factories closed and jobs became scarce, the sense of social exclusion grew in those communities, especially in the housing projects in the Paris suburbs known as banlieues.
Further stoking social tensions, the far right is on the rise in France. The ultranationalist Front National won a plurality of votes in the first round of regional elections last December, but was edged out in the second round as the left voted strategically to keep the far right out of power. Nice is no exception to the right wing trend. Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the granddaughter of Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, narrowly lost a the race to lead the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, where Nice is located. Marine Le Pen, Jean-Marie Le Pen’s daughter and the head of the Front National, was quick to respond to the attacks. “We must not see terror attacks come after another and count more deaths without taking action,” she said in a statement. “The war against the scourge of Islamist fundamentalism has not begun; it’s now urgent to declare it.
- sarahfailin1
Another answer to the question 'Why France?' from the Guardian:
Isis thus seeks to terrorise its enemies and mobilise its supporters but above all polarise those communities, which might then turn against one another. In its literature it has specifically pointed to France as a place where “the grey zone” of tolerance and moderation can be usefully targeted and destroyed.
- yuekit2
I wonder if there is a common thread between these attacks and the kind of mass shootings you see in the U.S. When you have someone who is mentally disturbed and basically no hope in their life, going out with an act of mass slaughter like this provides some kind of "meaning", however twisted 99% of people might find it, to their existence.
- ISLAM
stop trying to find reasons when the perps are happy to tell you why they kill the infidelsGeorgesII - I never said Islam had nothing to do with it. But clearly people are capable of doing the same with no religious motive.yuekit
- In both cases these kinds of incidents are on the rise, they seem to inspire more copycat actions the more they happen.yuekit
- refer to first comment in notes, when in doubt reread first comment.yurimon
- It'll keep getting worse as these ill people get to be celebs on all the live streaming - I am sure we'll see the entire thing broadcasted soonformed
- confirmation bias™imbecile
- ISLAM
- lowimpakt1
- yep - I said this earlier onfadein11
- its ok guise threats over.yurimon
- whats the point of saying this exactly? please explainBennn
- Its in defense of islam, benn.yurimon
- @benn it is not saying that at all. it is just pointing out terror has been more common in the past which can be hard to believe at times. It is looking at thefadein11
- wider narrative and not detracting from any single tragedy at all - of which I have huge sympathy.fadein11
- you forgot a few factors that doesnt make this the same.yurimon
- not trying to take away from sympathies but i think its bit dangerous in that its not that same.yurimon
- You may be too young to remember the 1970's but okay yuri. Have a nice day, we are v.lucky to be enjoying this saturday.fadein11
- 1: first of all look up gladio, 2. you are dealing with an imperialistic ideology that wants to colonize the planet. 3. look into the order out chaos mesh ofyurimon
- relationships between political powers. so its not the same. but i get it there was more deaths etc.yurimon
- Okay - will do that Yuri - thanks for the headsup ;)fadein11
- let me know what you think about gladio.yurimon
