More Tears for France...

Thank you for your perspective on this issue, Sami. You may have just touched on why our government leaders are so hesitant to do everything it takes to decisively fight Islamic terrorism. ;-)

Thank you so very much everyone for sharing your perspectives on this important issue. You each touched on important aspects of this subject that reveal the complex nature of it. Again, my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims of this unspeakable violence. I pray that their senseless deaths spark a resolve to address this issue in the way it should be addressed.

I say blaming "islamic terrorism" is not very accurate. It is almost natural to try find some easy-to-identify enemy to blame. However, there is and always has been "madmen" (and even women), who have been driven into the corner, became berserk, and done the "amok".

I claim it is the inability in most of the societies to do the preventing work, which should at least minimize people become traumatized by such things as poverty, abuse and deceases (especially mental).

For example here in Finland one psychologist currently speaks about "white rage", which is caused by such things as continuous bullying (in schools) or abuse (e.g. child abuse). As a result the victim starts to blame the whole system, and finally the person may in "white, cool anger" do something like school attack. According their logic there are no innocents because no one has done anything to help them to avoid the long lasted abuse.

So, of course terrorist organization like ISIS wants to claim all the credit on every possible attack. But ISIS only abuse those who feel ill already, and give them excuses to "burn their anger and frustration".

And then the question is: "Why do we have any sort of abuse in our society?"

I again say it is the greed. We want more, and we want it now. So, for example in Finland, many parents both go to work, they want to earn as much as possible by doing long hours, leaving not enough time for their kids. And because there are always some greedy persons who think nothing but their own good, there will be always those who abuse the week ones.

And that is the way how I see the world is, unfortunately... And that is why I think we need to find a way to become less greedy, and find more time to speak with each other, to get to know each other better, and have fun together (meaning that everyone has fun) =)

True word HaaFager!