"Charlie Hebdo", "Muslims", and how to defend freedom of expression
Yves Coleman is a French socialist activist, involved in publishing the journal Ni patrie, ni frontières . "If you insult Muhammad, it is as if you insult my own mother." (An auditor, during a debate on Radio Tropic FM, September 20, 2012.) It all began with excerpts from a stupid video posted on the Net. Then a French satirical weekly, “Charlie Hebdo”, intervened in the game. This weekly publication has always been characterized by its bad taste, rude machismo supposed to be funny and popular, and its cheap anti-racism. This typical French form of pseudo anti-racism has a peculiarity: it...