This video was created by VOX which does a good job of explaining Charlie Hebdo and a great many other things.

 

 

As mentioned in the media Charlie Hebdo lambastes all major religions.  Obviously, publishing content offensive to Muslims is a lot more dangerous.  

 

I have to give Charlie credit for having the courage to do this.  I would not do it, but at the same time it is not that important or interesting to me to offend followers of the world's religions.

 

 

 

I understand that that the next issue of Charlie Hebdo will include another image of the Profit Muhammad, this time crying.  The print run for the next issue will be increased by two orders of magnitude.  It seems the impact of the murderous rampage had the exact opposite effect.

 

Charlie Hebdo's official website

We have it really good in the states don't we? This type of passion/fanaticism is common in every part of the world. You would expect that this country would encounter more situations that are similar, but I guess our country being built on the foundation of servitude and Christianity has made the people more docile and prone to inaction. I do see a time in the very near future where our media will be attacked with the same vitrol by Christian fundamentalists and survivalists types as well as enlightened young Americans who are no longer blinded by their generation influenced attachment to religion. 

 

I'm not saying that these attacks will be good or bad, just that these events are going to begin hitting closer to home.