The warning signs are unmistakable, yet the vast majority of my fellow citizens have buried their heads in the sand. They've adopted the mindset that "it can't happen here" or "it won't happen to me." How much more evidence do they need? We are not facing some distant, future threat—today, right now, we are in a global struggle for our fundamental freedom to live safely.
Must someone in their family, a close friend, or a neighbor be injured or killed before they recognize we are under attack by those who have zero regard for human life and want to strip away our voice in how we live?
Leaders around the world now face a choice. They can continue to blur the line between protest and hate until it disappears altogether—like Senator Schumer, who condemned the attack in Australia but then ended those same remarks with "Go Bills." Or consider the Australian Prime Minister, whose only solution is to ban guns. Alternatively, leaders can draw clear boundaries, enforce them consistently, and act on warnings before the next tragedy becomes inevitable.
The attacks at the Christmas market in Germany, Brown University, the killing of American soldiers in Syria, and Bondi Beach in Australia are not unrelated incidents. We are allowing this by refusing to police the internet—permitting individuals to post threats like "Can you imagine what would happen if a bomb went off at this event?" or publishing names and addresses of police officials while suggesting the world would be better off without them. These people are pure evil, and unless we stop them, they're coming to a gathering near you.
I remember being told this about communism: "We need to stop it there, or it's coming here." I remember the same rationale for Afghanistan: "We need to stop it there, or it's coming here."
Well, folks, it's here. We need to stop it now.
Prove me wrong
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