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MADem

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46. Not surprising at all--and in "progressive" France, you can hear some really, nasty

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 10:31 AM

Jan 2015

racist comments on the streets, without shame, if you just listen. It's a bit shocking hearing members of minority groups likened to rats by people who look friendly and kind until they open their mouths.

They've come a long way from wagging fingers at USA while embracing Josephine Baker...and not in a good way, either.

There were race riots in France (stuff was burning) a couple of years back.

This article predates the recent violence:

http://www.thelocal.fr/20140402/on-in-three-french-say-they-are-racist

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The Charlie Hebdo cartoons no one is showing you. [View all] oberliner Jan 2015 OP

Je suis Charlie Desert805 Jan 2015 #1

So many people on this website slandered them and worse. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Desert805 Jan 2015 #4

If that's an accusation, bring your proof, otherwise make clear that you are not accusing me of Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #12

Why don't you call the "liars" out when they lie? Seems like you are trashing DU. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #15

They were using the words of the one they replied to Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #21

Interesting oberliner Jan 2015 #27

There's definitely been posts here arguing that most Muslims are violent extremists... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #41

And yet when challeneged directly the Liar Shouter could not stand up and prove his accuations true. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #44

Self-deleted. sibelian Jan 2015 #53

No it's not clear to us all Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #55

YoungDemCa wants people criticising the right wing aspects of Islam sibelian Jan 2015 #56

Speaking of proving accusations true Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #54

some of those 2 billion are supportive of the murder of innocents samsingh Jan 2015 #22

Have a look at this: sibelian Jan 2015 #47

I stand with Charlie Hebdo, not Le Pen! Desert805 Jan 2015 #5

Thank you for the cartoons. "All is forgiven" The Western press is going to be in even more Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

Do you think the "All is Forgiven" cover is provocative towards Muslims? oberliner Jan 2015 #7

Since "All is Forgiven" is the headline I think there are two similar messages in the cartoon. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #11

Interesting oberliner Jan 2015 #14

What isn't? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #18

who cares if it is samsingh Jan 2015 #26

I don't. 840high Jan 2015 #32

the western press is corrupt samsingh Jan 2015 #23

according to some du they deserved to die. oh well nt msongs Jan 2015 #8

I don't think anyone on DU thinks that oberliner Jan 2015 #16

When you qualify that they didn't deserve to die with a, "but" Desert805 Jan 2015 #17

I agree with what you are saying here oberliner Jan 2015 #19

To my ears (eyes), it's implying they didn't deserve to die, except for this one reason a little bit Desert805 Jan 2015 #20

I get where you are coming from as well oberliner Jan 2015 #24

it is the but that is full of crap samsingh Jan 2015 #25

So now we're not allowed compound sentences treestar Jan 2015 #50

Thanks for posting these! cwydro Jan 2015 #9

Very welcome oberliner Jan 2015 #10

Great cartoons. cwydro Jan 2015 #13

I did. Thanks. 840high Jan 2015 #33

I went to the link. There's no attribution on any of the cartoons, but one is definitely not from ND-Dem Jan 2015 #36

They are all Cabu's cartoons oberliner Jan 2015 #43

yes. my point was that the op presents these cartoons as though representative ND-Dem Jan 2015 #48

That said, they are really interesting cartoons oberliner Jan 2015 #49

i don't disagree. but throughout the thread there are posters using these cartoons for a ND-Dem Jan 2015 #51

I like this Christmas one - we celebrate the same way in the US! bananas Jan 2015 #28

big k/r 840high Jan 2015 #29

Kinda blows the narrative people have cultivated. Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #30

yet folks are still clinging to it tight! eom Desert805 Jan 2015 #31

You're not Charlie Hebdo fingrin Jan 2015 #34

Oh, right...Because Assange gets to make the rules Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #37

The Christ of the miscreants. Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #38

I find the cartoon highly offensive fingrin Jan 2015 #52

Thanks for posting. I don't know why, but I was surprised to see mountain grammy Jan 2015 #35

Not surprising at all--and in "progressive" France, you can hear some really, nasty MADem Jan 2015 #46

Those seem pretty old - not a reflection of recent years CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #39

Another creep blaming the cartoonists for their murder oberliner Jan 2015 #40

I agree. K & R nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #42

Je suis Charlie Hebdo! n/t backscatter712 Jan 2015 #45