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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Sorry, but this almost Chamberlain type thinking is just wrong. Lunatics don't go away if you ignore them.
A group of degenerates continue to kill innocent civilians in the name of some BS religion, and you think we should train ourselves to simply ignore them, hoping that the idiots are motivated mostly by the publicity?
And yes, while the public (those living in areas of the world not experiencing these attacks anyway) becoming desensitized is likely unavoidable, it is not a silver lining; it is a bloody sad state of affairs.
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It's pretty straightforward. Terrorism is at its most effective when it has a reach much further than the victims, it's not about killing people, it's about terrorising a population. If you eliminate the incentive to use terrorism as a tactic they become less potent. The incentive to commit these acts is so high because it draws the reaction groups like ISIS desire: fear, anger, hate.
Desentization is not an ideal state to reach, because it means the acts have become commonplace (or in this case, sensationalised by the media), but it is absolutely a silver lining as well. Any state where we can eliminate as much emotion from our responses to extremists is a good state to be in for dealing with them effectively.
A calm, focused response is the most effective. It's not easy though, and you could probably argue it's impossible.