"Norway Didn't Give in to Islamophobia, nor should France"

[sabrina 1]

12. I thought the connection was made pretty well. Maybe if we substituted Muslims

for some other group, one we generally like. Let's say WOMEN. Imagine that the Norwegian killer hated WOMEN and that there was a growing number of people like him who targeted WOMEN in Europe. But in general not everyone agreed with this group.

So, to get people angry at WOMEN, he launches a terrorist attack in Norway angry that Norway welcomes WOMEN.

His goal is to scare Norwegians into ending their support for WOMEN.

That could have happened. But it didn't.

Norway decided not to give him what he wanted and give in to the fear he had hoped to instil in them.

Keep thinking 'Muslim = Women' so we can try to make the connection.

Now, a few WOMEN in France commit a heinous crime against innocent people.

And people are reacting with anger and some with hatred towards WOMEN in general. Not JUST the criminals, but ALL WOMEN.

So where the Norwegian Killer failed to turn people against WOMEN in Norway, the WOMEN in France appear to be succeeding.

The article is asking that France do what Norway did, not allow the acts of a few criminals to turn them against WOMEN in general.