Daesh Is Getting Crazy

For those who have died, we are sad. They, and their affected families, are in our thoughts during this time. Paris, Lebanon, etc.

What we need to make sure of is that our sadness does not turn into a blinding rage--though I know for many it already has. It's very easy to be so overcome with emotion that fighting fire with fire feels like it makes the most sense even if it does not. It's much harder, though more necessary, to fight fire with water. In this case, water is a sound mind; a loving heart. Killing 400 innocent people to kill one Daesh leader is counter-productive. That move was exactly what they wanted. The more we kill innocent people, the more we look like them. They use this information to brainwash even more people into believing that we are the real monsters. Sadly, if we continue to kill hundreds of innocent people, we sure would look like monsters, too, wouldn't we? 

Sound minds can agree that Daesh need to wiped out. Eradicated. There is no place for them on this planet. There is no place for poisonous, empathy-less barbarians. Therefore, we need to make sure that our hearts do not turn engine-oil black. We need to make sure that the base of our foundation is still love and kindness--inherent human feelings. 

What if we sent gifts to Muslims? What if, instead of making pretend that all Muslims are terrorists, we actually do good deeds towards them, so that there is no way Daesh will be able to brainwash them into thinking we need to die. We could create a GoFundMe for holiday gifts for Muslim countries. Does that sound impossible? Before answering that, ask yourself if constant war is any better. We're not dealing with a nation. We're not warring a country. We're warring terroristic vigilantes, if you will. They're scattered everywhere like suicidal spies ready to strap bombs to themselves at any moment. They do this because they hate on a level that is hard for any sane person to mentally conceive. 

If we keep bombing them (and other innocent lives), then it's pretty safe to say we can expect more bombings/attacks from them around the globe. 

So why not try something else? Why not come with a different strategy? Why not kill them with kindness?

Considering what's happened so far, isn't it worth a shot?

- PatInTheHat