How do we fight terrorism? That is an important question for those of us raised in liberty and reading about another cowardly atrocity in England.
Go to a concert.
Go to the mall.
Go to church.
Hang around in the park.
Keep living your life the way you would have lived it, because if you back off and live in fear the terrorists have won.
I am sure that owning guns and knowing how to use them would help. You might want to reinforce your front door and avoid certain parts of town. You need to up your awareness level. But those are things you should be doing anyway, not because of the terrorists.
There are security measures that could be put in place to catch the evil butchers. The problem is that the cure would be worse than the disease. It would require actions which would make the Gestapo look like kindergarten crossing guards. Sure we could lock up the murders but in the process we would also be confining a lot of totally innocent people. We would lose our freedom of movement and association. The cost would not be worth the cure.
That is what they want. They don’t need to kill anyone. All they need is for us to begin the process of becoming a police state.
Then, they win.
I confess this is easier for me than some. I am old. As a believing Christian I am ready to go. Death has no fear and I have a confidence in God’s ability to guide history. My children are launched. I don’t have as much to lose as many of you.
The principle is still solid.
Resist evil. Keep living in liberty. Eventually those willing to die will die. The problem will solve itself and I will still have freedom of speech, the press, religion, petition, association and self defense.
homo unius libri
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