Charlie Hebdo | What Do the Shootings in Paris Have in Common with the Mexican Revolution? Aqib Shaikh - The News Hub
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Bloomberg News Update: Charlie Hebdo plans to publish 1 million copies of the satirical magazine known for its unapologetically irreverent cartoons on Jan. 14, after eight of its journalists were massacred this week by gunmen.

Stephanie Charbonnier quoted Zapata in her recent statement against the atrocities aimed at her magazine. Emiliano Zapata was a guerilla fighter who fought for the rights of peasants against an oppressive regime. Charlie Hebdo is a magazine in a first world nation promoting religious intolerance. The polar opposite of what Zapata intended with his words. Why are protestors blurring the lines?



I have been following the Charlie Hebdo story across most media outlets and this quote seemed to be popping up again and again. The last time I remember it being referenced was in Oceans 13. Casey Affleck was working in a Mexican sweat shop and proposes revolution against the management who wouldn't let them use the air con whilst working (poignant much?).

Let me bring you back from the glamourised image of revolution from Hollywood back to the gritty streets of Paris. It seems the protestors seemed to have hijacked Zapata's quote "I would rather die standing than live on my knees." And this is where I'm left a bit bemused.

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