The first part of solving a problem, is being a realist and not an idealist.
ISIS is taking responsibility for this attack on its Twitter, linking the gunman to it. Whether or not they are in cahoots or not, seems to be needed to be found out. Islamic chatter for an attack on Canada has been heating up since September. But, talk is cheap. He was wearing all black, with a black cloth over his face. It if looks like a duck, it's likely a duck. He was a high risk traveler, and his passport was recently revoked. He changed his name from an English to an Islam name . . .
Is this man a lone wolf? Does it matter? We think a lone wolf is just one idiot mad man. But, why can't a lone wolf be an operative of a larger group? Jehovah's Witnesses going door-to-door, are not lone wolves. Why can't a large group of people, be brainwashed individuals?
It's very hard for some people to recognize that others are mean and terrible people. I was one of those people. I propped up my family as being great, but am now beginning to see them for what they are, hurtful people. And, I am beginning to learn the biggest mystery, why I needed to prop-up bad people who as being good and worthy of respect. The below article was very helpful for me, and I hope it is for you. President Obama's administration & many liberals have a hard time identifying terrorists and terrorists acts. We called one, "a workplace violence act" when all the evidence appears to be religously motivated in the name of Allah. . .and another was blamed on an anti-Islam film as a scapegoat. It's as if the current administration wishes the Islam bad boys were roses, and by not calling them what they really are, we somehow can make them into cuddly teddybears . . . (who don't open gunfire, fly planes into buildings, bomb planes out of the air, and definately don't behead journalists and human aid workers).
Facing the Truth About Hurtful People
Facing the Truth About Hurtful People
By Marcia Sirota MD
You see, we are dealing with a cult. Whether it's a lone soldier, or an organized militia, it's a cult that uses terror as its fear factor. We can't be idealistic and ignore it. It's not going to change that way. We have to be realist. We have to be willing to say, that this Canada terrorist act that happened today seems to be Islamic motivated, given the dress, actions of the terrorist waiving his arms in the air after he shot the soldier, the chatter, and ISIS admition that it was a terrorist act. It sure smells of terrorism at this point.
ISIS, Al Queda, Hamas, whatever you call it. It's a cult. Radical Islam (and Islam) is a cult. Steve Hassan's article today in the Huffington POst, was wonderful. Did you read it?
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ISIS Is a Cult That Uses Terrorism: A Fresh New Strategy
Posted: 10/21/2014 10:29 pm EDT Updated: 10/21/2014 10:59 pm EDT
So sorry for this handsome young man and his family.