French student protesters adopt a strange new slogan

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStudent protesters in France are carrying signs that read, in English, In the name of God, it's the darkness, the New York Times reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe darkness. On a placard. Carried by people who have, presumably, seen the news.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt doesn't make much sense, and the Times says it's seen as shorthand for a generational divide.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEuronews says it began as a Snapchat message that students believe came from an undercover police officer.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the police wrote it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStudents believe so. And they say it caught on because it mocks someone trying, and failing, to sound like them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomeone tried to blend in with the students, and the students printed it. Nantes has it. Lisbon has it. The disguise is touring.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy theory is that one badly worded message has now travelled further than any French train.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive it a month and every sign on the continent will say darkness, and nobody will remember why.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe undercover work is going very well. It's on a placard in Lisbon.