Radicalism vs. Terrorism

It was Friday, November 13th 2015 before 4pm pacific time and I'm at work when everyone starts talking about a bombing in Paris. 

Maybe I didn't realize the impact or whatever because it was Friday but I didn't get into a conversation about it. Instead, it was time to go home on a Friday after a long work week. But once I got home I was glued to my phone and tv wondering how multiple assailants could carry out such acts. 

I've always been fascinated with Kamikaze pilots from WWII but also confused by what could compel someone to kill themself as part of the assault. Just recently I've watched documentaries and read accounts of what those pilots experienced. Crying the night before and being comforted. Carrying out the acts but their families having to deal with the affects on their own without their "hero" father's. 

Now, we have young men carrying out secret missions to attack innocent civilians while also planning to die in the attacks. I've read about these radicalists killing the parents of small children and brain washing them into their beliefs. Then teaching them to kill at an early age so that they're desensitized to death. And it's these children that are carrying out these acts. 

All I know is that over people are dead and hundreds more wounded. But now is the moment the media and politicians live for. The drama that surrounds it and sensationalization. Their time to shine. 

But how do we stop it and bring love to our society instead of hate. In California we cut each other off on the freeway and flip each other off while inhaling our cigarette. We brush it off like it doesn't matter yet it's a microcosm of what is happening. People feel the majority don't care about them or protect them so they try to inflict the pain they're feeling onto those masses. Makes them feel their pain while bringing attention to their cause. As misdirected and skewed as that is, in their minds that's their mission and purpose in life. Desperate people commit desperate acts. 

I hope we attempt to resolve the root cause of these issues instead of just cutting off the head while leaving a breathing body.

It's December 2nd and another shooting. This time in San Bernardino, CA. I've actually lived there before and the news reports that 14 people have been killed with many more injured. Looking to be another terrorists/radicalist killing by a man Syed Rizwan Farook and the mother of his 6 month old child Tashfeen Malik. With ties to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia they shot up a holiday luncheon for the Department of Public Health. Their families spoke out to say they surprised and don't see how this could be possible. Apparently there were conversations about religion and an argument. Very sad situation. We're starting to get used to this and with the political correctness everyone is afraid to have an opinion. So everyone just continues with there day and only talk about politically correct subjects to avoid criticism. Is that a good idea? I just wanted to remind myself to refer back to this another time. Here is a link to the story.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooting-investigated-act-terrorism/story?id=35573368