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Remi Brague: "Whether you like it or not, France is under attack as a Christian nation"

2020-10-30T18:15:34.425Z


MAJOR INTERVIEW - The philosopher and theologian, specialist in medieval Arab and Jewish philosophy, draws lessons from the attack perpetrated at Notre-Dame de Nice. He also underlines the opposition between the system of standards of Western countries, based on reason and conscience, and that of Muslim societies, based on respect for the law dictated by the Koran.


LE FIGARO.- A few days after the beheading of Samuel Paty, Islamism caused three new deaths at Notre-Dame de Nice.

What does this new attack inspire in you?

Rémi BRAGUE.-

The same as many people, except of course the liars with crocodile tears, even those for whom the murderer is a "martyr": sorrow and compassion towards the victims and their relatives, rage towards the murderers, more towards those who manipulate them, and even more towards those who find excuses for them, of shame in front of the cowardice of martial speeches which no effect follows.

In any case, hardly any surprise.

The causes being there, how can we be surprised that they produce effects?

Among these causes, uncontrolled immigration, social networks and preachers who stir up hatred.

And now foreign heads of state who take the opportunity to let the discontent of their subjects be unleashed on targets without risk for them.

The attack on a church

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Source: lefigaro

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