Earlier today, I posted a piece concerning some silly behavior at Claremont McKenna College in California. I titled the blog post using the term unspeakable evil. That was tongue in cheek.
What happened today on the streets of Paris actually was unspeakable evil. We saw coordinated terrorist attacks that it appears have killed at least 150 people. The terrorists killed their victims without remorse and indiscriminately. This was barbarism.
It is easy, probably too easy, to cast aspersions upon the French people. Goodness knows that I have done so on this blog over the years. We will now see the resolve of the French people as they deal with the aftermath of this horrific attack.
I'm reasonably certain that we will see a response that is resolute and ruthless. The French protect their own and they will do so without remorse. I am praying for the victims of these attacks. I understand why people are skeptical of European resolve in the face of barbarism. This day, we saw something horrible happen in one of the great cities of the world. Now we will see if we are capable of a response.
1 comment:
the french people generally have a strong resolve. gotta remember who is was that settled/tamed a good one half of our nation when the going wasnt freindly.
its their leadership, on the other hand, their elitist class, that sells them out every time. we'll see how well this goes.
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