You're angry. Accept it.

[firecat]

You might think you're angry at the people responsible, or you might think you're angry at the people who want to stomp those responsible into the ground. Or both. Or something else.

Be angry. Accept it. But don't pretend that your motives are more pure and compassionate than others'.

"Holier than thou" is exactly what leads to stuff like this. There's only a tiny step from thinking you're better than the local thug who is badmouthing Muslims and thinking you're better than the passengers on the plane you are about to use as a large bomb.

The only response to something like this is to try to get it to stop. But trying to get it to stop is also what leads to more things like this.

Comments

[xp85goblin.livejournal.com]

I think almost any definition of the term "Evil" applies however, which is a concept that makes no sense outside the human sphere anyway. To me, the term "Evil" connotes inverse altruism, which is to sacrifice oneself to cause suffering in others with no hope of gain to oneself or those you hold dear. I think that what these people did fits that definition in spades.