there is a rightful backlash against
the defence of a monster
called ill
and not a terrorist
however
I see more rightness
in attribting ALL terrorism
to illness
than giving name to another
demon
better for healing's sake
to call the sick as they are
than turn them away
for fear of
infection
inpired by terrible inspiration.
the man was a terrorist, and the man was sick (socially).
too bad we only think of motives and mental health when it comes to white, American males and not all those who commit acts of terrorism. we should consider the motivations of religious extremists and lone wolves equally. in both cases, the ills of the individual stem from the ills of the larger social organism.