"We are here to say we're not afraid, we are united and we want peace," said 59-year-old pensioner Victoria Padilla as she marched. Slogans carried by marchers read "The best answer: peace" and "No to Islamophobia".
I'd be disturbed if Spaniards weren't united against being killed by jihadis. Spain has a problem if they aren't all against that.
So great, don't be afraid. Be angry and be determined to defeat the jihadis.
Simply wanting peace is the big problem, eh?
What does "the best answer: peace" even mean when jihadis want to kill you? Does it mean you don't try to kill or arrest them first? Isn't that just "surrender?" And if you want them to embrace peace, didn't the Barcelona terror attack indicate that's not in the cards for them?
And seriously, in the aftermath of a jihadi terror attack, the big idea is "no to Islamophobia" rather than "no to being killed by jihadis?" Because the jihadis are serious about killing Spaniards.
And no, getting out of whatever Moslem country the jihadis name isn't going to do it:
A pro-ISIS media outlet that had threatened the "disbelievers" of Spain before last week's attack issued a fresh warning over the weekend that jihad there "has not been fought and gone" and cells remain in Barcelona and beyond. ...
"Black days during our attack on your big cities like Madrid, Paris, London, and Brussels," Wafa' warned in the first part dated March 28, 2016, adding that they will kill "innocent Spanish" as they're occupying Muslim lands.
There is no peace with these savages. As far as the jihadis are concerned, Spanish rule of Spain--a formerly Moslem land at the high point of Islam's conquests at the expense of Christian Europe--is just a Crusade that has not yet been defeated.
Marching just creates a target-rich environment.
