Flag-Shaming in Response to Terrorism
Reflexive expressions of solidarity signify an internalized Western understanding that life is precious and not cheap.
Jamie Palmer
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Reflexive expressions of solidarity signify an internalized Western understanding that life is precious and not cheap.
John Pilger, Michael Moore, Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, and the Stop the War Coalition have shown their commitment to barbarism.
As political positions have crystallised in the week following the attacks, there is increasing conflation of these three elements within the debate.
Much has been said about the attacks that does not require repeating. Yet it is worth bearing out that the Paris attacks may indeed be an inflection point in this century’s history.