In Paris, echoes of “keep calm and carry on”
reverberated around the city. As The Economist reported, there was “a sense of
defiant normalcy.” While shops, restaurants, schools, museums, libraries, town
halls, gyms, and markets were closed, “locals were trying to go out and about as usual.”One man was found fishing on the Seine, a spot he
usually avoids but decided to occupy in protest. Others waited in line to
donate blood.
Hating on Muslims is not how we'll defeat terrorists. Yes, still hate the word.
When it targeted scores of Parisians in a concert hall last
Friday, the terrorist group known as the Islamic State (ISIS) didn't just set
out to kill more than 100 civilians enjoying an evening out. Its goal,
according to experts and in ISIS's own words, was also to sow discord,
ultimately polarizing the world into two sharply opposing camps.
It was a goal that was almost immediately achieved as
Muslims, mosques, and Muslim-owned businesses across Paris, and in some cases,
the US, were harassed and vandalized in the days following the brutal attacks.
Keep calm and carry on.
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