Rejecting the notion that the West is simply a helpless victim of murder and mayhem committed by radical (and usually Muslim) groups, Garrison Center director Thomas Knapp gives a useful reminder.
From his article, posted on 15 July in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Nice, France:
Western (including American and French) troops have killed hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, in the Middle East and Central Asia just since 1991. Many (maybe most) have been innocent civilians. Their families, friends, countrymen and co-religionists have, unsurprisingly, responded in kind. We should stop supporting military adventurism not just because it inevitably results in “blowback” and dead bodies back home, but because it’s as wrong when “we” do it as it is when “they” do it.
It is indeed a hard heart that kills. Tools are mere distraction. Hearts — and minds — are where change begins."
With yet another atrocity occurring in the defenseless and open EU (many people forget the dates of individual terrorists acts now, as terrorism becomes a fact of life within the failing EU), Knapp expects more ridiculous measures by states. They may include "no drive lists" to prevent anyone with possibly radical views from driving heavy trucks, the Garrison Center director wrote on Friday.
Indeed, one consistent behavior of Western states seems to be increased monitoring and bans aimed at previously innocuous devices.
Pressure cookers, vehicles, and possibly even metal bars can expect to be deemed "weapons of mass destruction" in future, as politicians want the whole population in padded cells to enjoy "freedom and democracy".
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