Fistful, I was surprised to read your list of terrorist attacks in France, although I was aware of all those cases, and there may be some more cases which are not included. I borrowed it and put it on FB, I hope you don't mind, if you do I'll take it down.
Surprised because we're used on Learning about an attack, be outraged and voice our minds on FB which means next to nothing and then go on about our lives.
Yesterday on Bastille day in Nice was different. Nice is where I work and I live in then next town over a small place of 30 000 people where we have two fundamental islamist families (tribes) who you'd recognize by them getting back to traditional arabic attire which sticks out like a sore thumb in the South of France. It's called Saint Laurent du Var and that's also where the attacker rented his weapon a 19 tons refrigerated truck which he used to run into a big crowd gathering on the beach promenade of Nice to see the traditional fireworks taking place at 22h30.
A great fireworks show is rare and free for the bystanders and especially interesting for children with their parents.
Taking our children to fireworks is what every parent in France does, and I guess in a lot of other countries it'd be just the same. I didn't do it because I avoid crowds (like for the Euro 2016 Soccer Championship) and my kids are at an age 13 and 15 where they don't care so much for fireworks anymore.
I've watched the news this morning and thought : "They are finally at your doorstep!", it was like the end of a dream lasting for 15 years where I watched bad things coming my way right down from the twin towers.
