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[quote=Anonymous]I saw some of the cartoons that Charlie Hebdo published. I was expecting some cutting edge satire and instead I found drawings that would be commonly found in a dirty public gent's rest room. They were crude and created to offend.

However, I believe that the killings were neither religious nor against the freedom of speech.  This was done to cause terror, and garner at least some sympathy from peaceful muslims who probably were getting offended by CH.  The recent acts of terrorism ( for eg - killing of school children in Pakistan) had actually backfired on the terrorists - and most muslims are fed up with the violence and death toll.  This time around the terror masterminds chose yet again a soft target and mentally disturbed individuals who were easily manipulated  BUT they were clever enough to target CH. CH is offensive for the sake of being offensive.

I do not think that CH was a great voice of lone dissent or stood for freedom of speech,  I think that it stood for freedom to offend.  That it was such a perfect target for the terrorists was due to their business model and marketing strategy. I have my profound sympathies for all the people who lost their lives, but I also wonder if there was  another way for CH to entertain the masses?

Not Muslim or Christian 
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