New age of fear
A direct attack on the way we live our lives in the West. Refuse to accept it. Go to gigs, football matches and out for a meal. But keep and eye out for that "black bag in the corner"
VIVE LE FRANCE !!
It is a direct attack on many of the ideals of what the West stands for, especially the concept of secularism which is something France proudly upholds.
I'd add to this that Islamists do not view anyone as "innocent". As far as they're concerned, it is a black and white world. See the concepts of Dar al-Islam and Dar al-harb...the latter is justified to be subjected to a state of jihad. Then we have dhimmis, those conquered who have accepted the supremacy of Islam and converted, and harbis, those to be subjected to further pressures to convert. Islam's intention is simple: to convert the whole world, using violence if need be.
The other problem is when this particular group can run around praising Allah and his cruelty and using Mohammed's own particularly vulgar behaviour as an unquestionable justification for their own actions. Mohammed, the so-called 'prophet', was never a man of peace. Amongst his many atrocities committed in conquering foreign lands was the torture and murder of those who failed to submit to him. Persecution of Jews and Christians was, and still is, commonplace. Being a second-class citizen because you are not Muslim was, and still is, commonplace. Concubines were, and still are, a regular trophy for 'his troops'. This is a man who justifies death on account of apostasy in many of the Hadiths and this itself is widely considered one of the immutable laws under Islam.
Religion of Peace? Read the Koran and the Hadiths...
"I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" (Koran 8:12)
"And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We destroy it with utter destruction." (Koran 17:16).
If any of this sounds a bit like ISIS, why would you be surprised when the 'holy book' and the 'holy prophet' give violence against all non-believers the thumbs up. Did we really have to 'wait' for the official confirmation? It certainly wasn't the work of the Salvation Army.
We need to understand what 'justifies' this behaviour, then look at it through the eyes of those who perpetrate it and why they believe in doing so.
