Once Again, Aussie Landmarks Have Lit Up In Solidarity With France

Once again, landmarks around the nation have been illuminated with Le Tricolor in the aftermath of a brutal terrorist attack on the French people. The details of the killings in Nice are horrific – upwards of eighty innocent lives were taken in a single outburst of hatred and intolerance. 

So, on the other side of the planet, the fact that our landmarks have lit up with that red, white and blue flag in solidarity should be a testament to a modern nation’s capability to empathise with an international neighbour.

Instead, the lights are uncomfortably familiar – it was only in November that they were lit up following the shootings at the Bataclan concert hall. While the sights around Australia are indeed affecting, it would actually be in everybody’s interests if they never had to be lit up like this way again:

Brisbane

Brisbane. July 15, 2016. #NiceAttack pic.twitter.com/8xei57cofg

— Cameron Atfield (@CameronAtfield) July 15, 2016

Melbourne

#melbournestar

A photo posted by Carol Wang (@carol_wang_1117) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:56am PDT

A photo posted by Danielle Binks (@dbinks) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:46am PDT

Sydney

A photo posted by @justinbeneke on Jul 15, 2016 at 1:08am PDT

Adelaide

#Adelaide Town Hall lit up in French colours tonight. @abcnews_au #abcmyphoto

A photo posted by Sarah Scopelianos (@sarahscopelianos) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:53am PDT

A photo posted by 7 News Adelaide (@7newsadelaide) on Jul 15, 2016 at 2:50am PDT

Toowoomba

Toowoomba to turn Parisian colours tonight for #Nice. pic.twitter.com/P6CNnboSWX

— Isobel Roe (@isobelroe) July 15, 2016

Touchingly, even Dallas, Texas – still coming to terms with the attack it faced earlier this week – lit up several landmarks in solidarity, too.

A photo posted by David R Wilson (@davidwilsonphoto) on Jul 14, 2016 at 11:18pm PDT

Now, let’s all agree, as a planet, to stop picking on the French for a while. Christ.

Source: Twitter / Instagram.
Photos: @dbinks / Instagram.