Five years ago, the editorial staff of the French satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" was attacked by so-called "Islamists" in which twelve people died. On the 1st of September, the trial against the perpetrators began. At that time there was a big campaign of solidarity with the newspaper and the journalists, the slogan "Je suis Charlie" may still have been remembered by some readers. In the name of the bourgeois freedom of press and art, the religious feelings of millions upon millions were trampled underfoot and their justified anger was met with imperialist chauvinism. The fact that this rage was abused by reactionary forces with an attack is not in question.
Now, however, the imperialist chauvinists of "Charlie Hebdo" once again outdid themselves. They had waited a very long time for a "suitable moment" and "a reason that makes sense and contributes something to the debate" to publish the "caricatures" again, the editor Sourisseau said. Now the time had come, because, so on: "We will never give up". Never give up against what? Against the justified hatred of millions upon millions of Muslims, who are now again taking to the streets in many Muslim countries.
In general, it is once again evident that the editorial offices give a damn about the feelings of the masses, also in France, and so 200,000 newspapers were distributed with the blasphemous drawings, which among other things show the Islamic prophet Mohammed with a bomb instead of a turban. Instead, they are pursuing an alleged educational mission, it can be assumed "that some people do not know the cartoons, some were not even born when they were published by Charlie in 2006, and they must understand why the attacks happened," according to a "cartoonist". Incidentally, the 200,000 newspapers were immediately out of print, which would show that "we are supported, that freedom of speech, secularism and the right to blasphemy are not outdated values and that they are supported by the French public, which bought this issue," the cartoonist continued.
Anti-Islamic racism in France is not news and neither is it in the press there. For example, a journalist was awarded a journalism prize despite her clearly racist drawings against women wearing headscarves and was celebrated as a great feminist.
