Det er ellers lidt af en politisk bedrift. I Frankrig er de så teatralske, svenskerne behøver ikke erklære noget, de er bare i en kronisk, progredierende undtagelsestilstand.
Three months after the Islamic State attacks, France is on the verge of declaring a state of emergency, forever. The state of emergency looks set for a further extension, giving the government time to raise its “tough on terrorism” fever to new heights.
A constitutional amendment — fancy that! At the Davos summit last month, when French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was asked how long he proposed extending the state of emergency, he replied, “as long as the threat is there.” Given that the jihadi threat is not going anywhere anytime soon, this effectively means … forever. At this rate, France is beginning to make the likes of George W. Bush and his infamous legal advisor Alberto Gonzales seem like a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
Another major amendment will see French-born nationals stripped of their citizenship if they are convicted in terrorism cases. The controversial nationality-stripping provision has sparked a season of French political high drama, complete with the resignation of Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, who opposed the measure. Foreign Policy: Paris Is on Wartime Footing (muligvis log in)
Se også Brutaliteten skjult i statens humanitære ansikt.
Det ængstelige land
Lars Vilks bliver interviewet i anledning af markeringen af etårsdagen for terrorattentatet på Krudttønden. Det er på Christiansborg på lørdag. Man burde egentlig skrive en roman om, hvordan synspunkter som mine på mindre end et halvt år, kan gå fra at være nazi-fascistiske til at være mainstream. Selv forventer jeg mig dog at forblive nazi-fascist ligesom SD, men i den detalje ligger et helt lands fascinerende psykologi: Hvis førerhunden siger, månen er en grøn ost, så er den det indtil hen ombestemmer sig. Lars Vilks et år efter Krudttønden: »Siger man i Sverige, at man vil forsvare ytringsfriheden, er det vældigt suspekt«
Fortsæt med at læse “Frankrig kan erklære evig undtagelsestilstand”











