France is in shock. On French TV a woman lays flowers at the café 'La
Belle Equipe' in the rue de Charonne in Paris....
Several weeks ago I was discussing aspects
of past wars, based on my two forthcoming WWII novels, with a French friend in
Toulouse. He said the world was already experiencing WWIII but no-one seemed to
realise it. He says that war has now morphed into a new form, fuelled by our
digital age and money-laundering. The frightening thing is: this isn't just one
evil person any more, some kind of new Hitler, but a large, dispersed, group
comprising trained passport-holders from every country. Is my friend right? France
is a modern, western democracy, long holding true to its ancient lores of
liberté, egalité and fraternité. As with others in the West, it's always
welcomed diverse cultures and faiths as long as each person respects each other
and does not seek to impose any kind of forced proselytisation on others. Live
and let live in peace.
I thought that's what everyone wanted. Until last Friday, 13th
November. What do I think?
At early morn' I had a
dream
that man would cease
his futile scheme
Fighting
battles, suicide missions
Murder,
hatred, blazing seditions
What man
needs is re-appraise
in eyes of
beings not so fazed
Yes, don't
fight tribe v tribe
as if
nothing else but diatribe
But see
with eyes afresh from birth
that we're all one tribe - that of Earth!
that we're all one tribe - that of Earth!
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