I’m going to hijack this thread in light of the attack that <a href"http://www.france24.com/en/20160714-vehicle-ploughs-crowd-french-city-nice-possible-attack">happened in France. So far, it looks like it was a French national of Tunisian descent. This goes along with my belief that we can’t protect ourselves by building walls or barring Muslims from entering the country. The San Bernadino & Orlando attacks weren’t carried out by refugees. None of the attacks in Europe were carried out by refugees.Pay attention to that fact.We aren’t at war with another nation. We are contesting a political ideology that wraps itself in religious trappings. They are no better or worse than the Irish Republican Army groups that exploited Catholic ideology to further their means. What they share in common is the notion that the ends justify the means.As despicable as these acts are, we shouldn’t fall into their trap. The ends do not justify the means. Lashing out against rational, reasonable Muslims who understand the Constitution treats all religions the same is exactly what the extremists want.There is a real danger of Muslims who are already here, staging an attack. There is also real danger of people who are angry for other reasons, staging an attack.It’s not about religion. It’s about when people think murder is an acceptable way to achieve their goals.
I’m going to hijack this thread in light of the attack that <a href"http://www.france24.com/en/20160714-vehicle-ploughs-crowd-french-city-nice-possible-attack">happened in France. So far, it looks like it was a French national of Tunisian descent. This goes along with my belief that we can’t protect ourselves by building walls or barring Muslims from entering the country. The San Bernadino & Orlando attacks weren’t carried out by refugees. None of the attacks in Europe were carried out by refugees.Pay attention to that fact.We aren’t at war with another nation. We are contesting a political ideology that wraps itself in religious trappings. They are no better or worse than the Irish Republican Army groups that exploited Catholic ideology to further their means. What they share in common is the notion that the ends justify the means.As despicable as these acts are, we shouldn’t fall into their trap. The ends do not justify the means. Lashing out against rational, reasonable Muslims who understand the Constitution treats all religions the same is exactly what the extremists want.There is a real danger of Muslims who are already here, staging an attack. There is also real danger of people who are angry for other reasons, staging an attack.It’s not about religion. It’s about when people think murder is an acceptable way to achieve their goals.