My heart goes out to all of those affected with the EgyptAir crash. Nothing will ever justify taking innocent people's life. There is no point that can ever rationalize these actions.
It makes me wonder why these things continue to happen... I don't misunderstand, I KNOW the justifications terrorists spew to believe their actions to be logical to continue to try and defeat the "infidels"... but they are not winning. They certainly are not persuading me nor any one I know to join their cause, and yet they continue on with their terror plots.
If we were to really examine this topic, the majority of Americans don't understand what it is that terrorists desire. Most Americans don't even know who the Revolutionary War was fought between, nor do they understand the complexities of D-Day. How can we expect understanding of this vast grouping of people in the world who despise Western ideals when the newest iPhone is expected to make its debut? There is more of an uproar from the masses if their internet connection does not work than about the actions of these terrorists on innocents.
Americans, especially younger generations, have a great deal of free time on their hands. There are priorities that take precedent in today's world and they do not involve studying. "News" is given to us in headlines and most do not take the time to dive further into the story. Let's talk Hitler for a second. Should you not agree with a politician's policy or even a friend they are going to be likened to Hitler, even though Stalin murdered nearly 6 million more people than Hitler. Neither comes close to the slaughter lead by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, but I presume he is off limits because of the love affair with communism. There isn't a desire to dive further into history or to be a free thinking individual because we live in the splendor of America. No matter what anyone tries to tell you, that MEANS something powerful!
Many people in other parts of the world do not have time to be bored or depressed. They have work to do in order to survive from one day to the next. Just being able to have drinking water available is a luxury not understood by many. Americans as a whole are free to invest their time into an activity or thought that truly interests them because we don't have to worry our brains with day to day survival. A vast majority have shelter, food, and water. Should you not have access to those things there are options there to have those needs met.
It's easy to see how terrorism is an unfathomable concept. We are free to be able to live our lives as we see fit and do not see a pressing threat of terrorism because we are not close to that land mass that holds Europe, the Middle East, or Russia.
It didn't help our cause that when the attacks happened in San Bernardino our administration was quick to call it "work place violence," and some people bought that line. When our administration doesn't take terrorism seriously, how can we expect citizens to grasp what truly happened? Add onto that that the current administration is telling the world we are not special and they can blame us for their ailments... yes, terrorism is not something we have to concern ourselves with.
I do believe that an overwhelming group of Americans are waking up to acknowledge what is happening in the world and know we are not the root cause of all evil. I have hope in the future and so should you.
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