L'état, c'est Charlie.

The article looks into the impact of the massacre of satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" staff in Paris, France on the delineation of Left and Right beliefs. Topics include the racial pokes the magazine made on French Muslims and their beliefs, the dependence of satire and outrageous comedy on the culture, and the 2011 firebombing of the Hebdo office due to its tasteless Mohammed jokes. It discusses the alleged incompetence of the Australian government to reconcile the Left and Right dimensions.