From the fantastic blog (Those Who Can See) of an ex-pat American living in France:
From the Pope to the E.U. to the U.N., the narrative has taken shape: ‘Millions of refugees fleeing war-torn regions are flooding into Europe, and we must take them all in.’ If one doesn’t embrace it whole-heartedly–and many Europeans do not–one is ‘vile,’ ‘shameful,’ and ‘spreading hate’ (to quote German chancellor Angela Merkel). Such closed-minded bigots need to open their hearts and homes.
We here at TWCS argue that there is much more to the story. From our privileged perch here in continental Europe, we enjoy access to scores of local news stories which haven’t seeped into the international media. So as with the Charlie Hebdo massacre, we’re taking a slight detour from our normal blogging in order to give a press round-up we hope some may find useful. From our seat in the very front row, we humbly invite you to join us on a tour of the less-reported sides of this epochal event. But kindly buckle up first.
