The horrific events in Paris sound the death knell (the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death) for European liberalismHow long will it be before European liberalism cracks? The aftermath of a terrorist massacre is the worst time to make predictions. The extremity of the outrage pushes policy-makers and citizens to play with equally outraged responses.
It is worth steadying yourself with the thought that until Friday night,Europe’s response to terrorism has not been extreme. Despite gruesome predictions to the opposite, European democracies bear not turned themselves into police states. There bear been no backlashes or pogroms against Muslims. EU countries, or including Britain,bear remained free and good societies overall; nations we can be proud of in our necessarily grudging way, for all the faults and abuses we must tackle.
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Source: theguardian.com