I discovered something about myself on Tuesday that I didn't like.
When I heard about the terror attack in New York, I was sad.
Not shocked...
Not outraged...
...But sad
Sadness is an emotion you generally feel when something's expected but upsetting. Think back to 9-11 for a moment. It's likely that at some point you were sad... but what were your initial emotions?
Shock?
Horror?
Outrage?
The sadness likely came later when we began to come to terms with what happened and reflected on those lost. If sadness is an initial reaction it's likely that we've become accepting of an unfortunate situation.
So is what happened in New York the new norm?
Is it acceptable?
It shouldn't be ...right?
Sure, it's easy to say that it's just the way of the world these days and it's unavoidable but that's defeatist and it's also mostly wrong. I'll illustrate the point. How many Islamic terror attacks do you think have occurred around the world this year? Take a guess... Here are the actuals:
Through October 31st:
1,752 attacks
57 countries
12,455 killed
12,464 injured
Now that's still shocking and outrageous right? Let me break this down a different way. Around the world everyday Islamic terror is responsible for:
5.8 attacks
41 deaths
42 injuries
You just don't know about most of it. Islamic terror isn't anything new.
In many countries terrorism is standard operating procedure. It is a terrible reality of life and death. As such there are those who're raised in these cultures that are more inclined towards these types of acts.
The President is 100 percent correct about the need for merit based visas as opposed to the lottery based systems in place now.
The NYC terrorist "won the lottery" and many Americans lost their lives. It doesn't and shouldn't be this way.
Imported Islamic terror doesn't have to be standard operating procedure. Political correctness continues to get people killed.