by Shmuel Trigano (April 2015)
translated by Gila Walker
It is as if [the democrat] were fascinated by all who plot his downfall. Perhaps at the bottom of his heart he yearns for the violence which he has denied himself.
— Jean Paul Sartre, Anti-Semite and Jew
The January 11 rally in Paris constitutes a momentous event that we have only begun to analyze. By its sheer massiveness, its geographic spread, and its density, it stands as a moment of national fusion of an emotional nature, seemingly non-rational, but which lends itself to a rational sociological explanation on a level that escapes the experience of the participating individuals taken separately. more>>>
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2 Responses
Lucid, piercing, and painful.
Only caveat — Would not the change of one word make the meaning clearer, thus:
For “Their very need to defend Muslims as a whole, when there is no reason why they should ALL be held accountable for the fundamentalists among them (even if the latter claim to be motivated by Islam), is a sign that at bottom they believe there’s a reason for suspicion.”
Read “Their very need to defend Muslims as a whole, if there is no reason why they should ALL be held accountable for the fundamentalists among them (even if the latter claim to be motivated by Islam), is a sign that at bottom they believe there’s a reason for suspicion.”
It is an excellent and very well-written analysis, supported by facts and historical evidence.
Thank you,
Edith Shaked Perlman
Advisory Board Member, H-Holocaust