Shelby Flowers

We face yet another round of devastation on the part of Islamic Jihadists who do not like the people of France or any other country for that matter. It feels as though little children getting mad and throwing a fit because someone wants to help them and show them a better way to do something. Heaven forbid we show the people of an Islamic State how Democracy works and how fair it could be.  I think that these people who follow such beliefs are just plain stupid.  Why would one human being want to kill other innocent humans that they do not even know? If this bombing was an answer to retaliation from an act of unkindness to them, then maybe they should look at a different type of “getting even.”  Words can be very powerful as well as less violent acts of retaliation.  I really do not understand dying for such a stupid reason, Democracy.  If they only understood how it worked, what it really means, or if they would just give it a chance.  Stupidity runs very deep and wide in these countries that are not just poor, but appear to be living under a rock of sorts.  So many things could be different if hatred and ignorance was taken off the menu.

Analysis:

This article was one of many written on the attack on Paris, France.  It tries to show the act of solidarity that other countries around the world have for France.  The United States is feeling the pain that Paris is feeling now.  We felt it on 9/11/2001 when New York City was attacked.  We as Americans know how long it takes to heal and how you never really understand the reason why, or that it never makes sense.  It just happened out of ignorance and stupidity.  It is a total lack of respect for human life. There is not a given author for this article, just the French press. 

I hurt for the families that have to deal with the loss of a loved one.  I can truly relate to the loss.  I was fortunate enough to only have to deal with an expected loss, and not a tragic one.  I cannot imagine how it would have been to live during the other wars that have plagued our country before.  All of those families dealing with death, loss of homes, loss of livelihood, and just complete devastation would be a nightmare. 

History yet again plays the fiddle of devastation for all the wrong reasons. Every war that has come before and will follow after is for the wrong reasons.  It is usually about the misunderstanding of words, actions of freedom, or money.  It never changes, just seems to get progressively worse.

Article Link: 

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151115-editorial-an-act-of-war.ece