The 23-year-old French man was attacked while providing what his supporters said was security for a protest against an appearance by hard-left MEP Rima Hassan at an event in Lyon. 'Hatred that kills has no place in our country,' the French president said on Saturday.
  • pasdechance@jlai.luEnglish
    5·
    2 hours ago

    aligned with the far-right

    They didn’t release the victim’s name initially.

    Why?

    Because he was more than aligned. He marched with the groups. He did the salutes. He was at the front of the parades carrying flags. He was a known neo-nazi.

    I’m against violence. Stating facts is not condoning violence. Quentin was not an innocent choir boy, he was not ambushed in the manner that was originally reported, he was not left for dead; he refused to go to hospital after the fight and didn’t call the emergency services until some time later.

    • bossito@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      11·
      1 hour ago

      None of that is a reason for lynching. Arguing that just opens the way for similar arguments in the opposite direction.

      Justifying violence has that weird effect of justifying violence. It’s always a lose-lose game. But I have zero hope that fans of Rima Hassan (of all people) will ever understand that, but most likely they’ll suffer the consequences of that stupidity.

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        20 minutes ago

        Gee, I couldn’t imagine why people get angry at Nazis. Make Nazis afraid again! Democracy and peace must be saved.

  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nzEnglish
    181·
    4 hours ago

    You’d think that the French, of all peoples, would appreciate that the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.

    • bossito@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      See, that’s the problem of those silly narratives… More French vote RN (the party of the victim in this news) than LFI (the party of the murderers).