We should take this chance to look back at the Charlie Hebdo
murders with sobriety and reflect on its lessons. Up until this point, a
rational analysis of what got us here has been hard to come by and drowned out
by louder, populist voices. Marches by anti-immigrant parties, violent demonstrations
in the Muslim world to the follow-up cover featuring Muhammad and liberal
attacks on the “limits” of free speech simply do not contribute to such
reflection, they only shove a narrow interpretation where it cannot possibly
fit.
