Solution to terrorism … ( 05 / 24 / 013 )
Solution to terrorism … ( 05 / 24 / 013 )
The other day a friend of mine told me he had the answer to terrorism . He told me that current Homeland Security measures in the U . S . were completely ineffective and that the public was going to have to become more vigilant in order to prevent further attacks ; that we were all going to have to have to keep a collective eye out for “ unusual faces ” and “ out-of-place people ” and “ suspicious characters ”.
My ego , of course , thought he had a good point … After all , removing our shoes at the airport is certainly not making us any safer , and the American government is obviously incapable of preventing further terrorist attacks , so it initially seemed liked a good idea for us all to start casting a prying eye upon all the strangers in our midst …
And yet , there is a very big problem with this approach : namely , it ensures victory for all terrorists … Indeed , the minute we start spying on each other out of fear is the very minute terrorists will finally have struck the “ coup de gras ” in their war on our freedom . And indeed , it is this very sort of paranoid response that will actually encourage more attacks in the future .
No , my Friends , we have come to a time in our history when it is time to stop merely doing what is “ right ” and start responding instead in ways that are unconventionally EFFECTIVE … And the only way to put out the fire of fear is to douse it with its opposite force … and we all know exactly what fear ’ s opposing force is — LOVE .
Yes , it ’ s going to take a few thousand folks with a lot of guts to heal this societal wound , and yet I have faith that we as a species are finally ready to turn the corner on this challenge . I believe we are finally ready to respond to terror with courage as opposed to cowardice .
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