Terrorism is a surprisingly simple and frustratingly effective tool against an enemy. The terrorist aspires to become a pernicious puppet-master over an enemy. The effect of extreme emotions, the outrage of terror exposes and aggravates existing divisions and weaknesses in all levels of society. People and institutions divide, lashing out at one another, exhausting themselves fighting their own as the enemy. Any existing lack of resource or leadership is exposed, intensifying the divisive turmoil.
Due to the current tragic events in France we are observing these effects all over the western world, including our own society. Instead of uniting against a common foe, the divisions in our country have become deeper. As division increases, so does weakness. Rivers of emotion from the rain of terror become a flood, drowning the impact of any thoughtful, rational, responsive leadership that may exist.
Most of what is reported and expressed in the media (including social media), is due to the efforts of the terrorists. It is so easy to react, to surrender to emotion and the mob mentality. It is challenging to respond, reflect, and think.
How do we overcome the weakness of division, the lack of rational, competent leadership, and the chains of crushing debt? These are critical issues which cannot be handled by mob action and the mob mentality.
Regardless of what everyone else does, choose not to react. Instead, choose to respond, choose to think, choose not to be a weak puppet of terrorism.
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