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    Almost half a million march in Barcelona to condemn terror

    Barcelona ! Not London ?

    Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:31AM
    Almost half a million people have taken to the streets in the Spanish city of Barcelona to condemn violence following recent terrorist attacks in Spain.
    The demonstrators — some 500,000 by police estimates — participated in the march on Saturday to show unity in the face of car rampages in Barcelona and Cambrils that left 14 people dead and more than a hundred others injured last week.
    Emergency workers, police officers, firefighters, and city officials were at the front of the procession, aiming to send the message that peace would prevail over terror and that the city was tolerant of diversity.


    The marchers carried signs and banners that read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.”
    “We have to say we are not afraid, but you obviously feel it can happen to you at any time and that is scary. But fear cannot beat us and we cannot stand still. We have to show that we keep living, that is what we have to do,” a demonstrator said.
    Spain’s King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and representatives of all major Spanish political parties also joined the Saturday march.
    Spain's King Felipe VI (C) stands between Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont (R) during a march against terrorism in Barcelona on August 26, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
    Smaller rallies were held in cities across Spain, including Madrid, Valencia, Vigo, and Ripoll.
    A van rammed into a multitude of people in the center of Barcelona on August 17, killing at least 13 and injuring more than 120 others. The Moroccan driver, Younes Abouyaaqoub, fled the scene after the attack but was later declared to have been shot dead by police.
    A day later, in the seaside resort of Cambrils, 100 kilometers away from Barcelona, five terrorists drove a car into pedestrians before being fatally shot by security forces. One of the pedestrians died and six others sustained injuries in the attack.
    People place placards and candles to pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks, on the Rambla Boulevard in Barcelona, August 26, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
    Both terror attacks, considered the deadliest in Spain in more than a decade, were later claimed by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.

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    Is marching going to stop it?

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    No, it's a wonderful opportunity for blowing up soft targets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pragmatic View Post
    Is marching going to stop it?
    Could be they've figured that flower and candle vigils don't work and it's time for a change of tactics. To be fair, marches do give the participants a sense of unity with a common focus for their frustration, and past form suggests they do work as there wasn't a single jihad attack during the abject post-Hebdo performance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroller View Post
    No, it's a wonderful opportunity for blowing up soft targets.
    What a brokenhearted feeling for desperate relatives of the ones bombed yesterday on the other side of world...

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroller View Post
    No, it's a wonderful opportunity for blowing up soft targets.

    I guess that explains the low attendance of a certain group of people...like London

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pragmatic
    Is marching going to stop it?
    No but Herman's posts here on TD will though.

    Take that, Islamic fanatics!

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    Let's see how they square this cycle




    Looks like they've got a bit of catching up to do:



    So many women and children...


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    No problem! If the Commonwealth countries and others would welcome them.
    RIGHT ?

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    The common wealth of the oil-rich gulf states?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainNemo View Post
    Let's see how they square this cycle




    Looks like they've got a bit of catching up to do:



    So many women and children...

    The economic refugees and those displaced by war are just the tip of the iceberg whose number will pale in comparison to the environmental refugees of the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainNemo View Post
    The common wealth of the oil-rich gulf states?
    Fuck off... we like it here, no crime, no tax, no beggars.. let Europe take them

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    Of the millionish 'refugees' Germany imported in 2015 it seems some 230,000 have already been granted 'family reunion' visas with a backlog of >500,000. Those imported in 2016 will start receiving family reunion visas in 2018, and so on, though these are cleverly not included in official immigrant stats.

    But once Merkel snatches her fourth term in just over 3 weeks, it'll be almost amusing to watch Germany flip a couple of gears on the path set by Sweden, which according to a Swedish 'mate' of one of our diligent posters is managing just fine.

    And a moment of silence please for Brexiteers that were swayed in the belief that it would curb Muslim immigration; they too ought to be celebrated with a smile one gives to a naive child.

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