We all, who do not subscribe to shooting up beach vacationers, beheading civilians in front of running cameras and destroying cultural heritage sites, are clueless how to make them stop.
Some governments retaliate by capturing and swiftly
executing any potential subject. But
that seems to be only partially effective, since it predictably leads to martyrdom
and further retaliation.
Others try to take the high road by steadfastly upholding
principles of habeas corpus.
Generally speaking and in light of the centuries of struggles
to formulate basic principles of human rights including a fair trial, that
would be a good idea.
The problem though is:
this does not get rid of the actual problem.
I.e., it does not get rid of a large, vastly dispersed,
international cohort of young, violent males who have been radicalized to
commit atrocities on behalf of one cause or another.
We are not battling national armies or even militias any
more. There aren’t any clearly
demarcated war or danger zones. The enemy is
safely among us, daring us.
The question is, can we accept him as what he is: a male under stress. Nothing more, but also nothing less.
A human in need of chemical relief.
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