‘France will have to live with terrorism’ = The people have to understand that France is a potential target of terrorism and will remain in danger for the future, be prepared for that, be strong, etc...
Full statement: “Times have changed, and France is going to have to live with terrorism, and we must face this together and show our collective sang-froid,” he said. “France is a great country and a great democracy and we will not allow ourselves to be destabilized.”
Actually a pretty standard message.
This is the perfect example of sensation media picking words of context to create a story. I can understand that in the days after the terrorist attack people can be in a righteous fury, but if my french compatriots had any sense, and if the others knew a little bit of the current political spectrum in France, Valls is the least people you can accuse of laissez-faire in the actual government of France. He is a heavy proponent of borderline authoritarian right-leaning policies despite being a member of the socialist party (no, not a communist, simply left
), he was minister of the interior before becoming prime minister for good reasons.
