The Crumbling of French Culture
The Frenchmen (and women) who hate France: in their understanding, it’s the country of the Crusaders.
Statue symbolizing Universal Suffrage, at the Place de La Republique in Paris, adorned by mourners after the Charlie Hebdo terror attack of January 2015. (image: David Djordjevic Studio, shutterstock.com)“Thank you, but . . . “?
My French brother-in-law recently sent me links to videos of two young French Muslims of North African descent inveighing against crimes committed in the name of religion. They were unmistakably angry and sincere. Interestingly, they said it was up to us—that is to say, we, the Muslims of France—to counteract the evil that was besmirching the name and reputation of millions of our coreligionists. It was a brave performance, because neither of them disguised himself. They probably know many people who—to put it mildly—disagree with them. One could easily imagine them being targeted by extremists. My brother-in-law (whose son was in…
