Thread by @StephenMcGann

Terrorism: the essentials.
1. If there is someone with a weapon trying to kill innocent people in a public place, then that's a terrorist. No other qualification is required. No need to check for race, religion, or cute childhood photos. Just hunt them down and lock them up. /1

2. This terrorist is a murderous sociopath who has made deadly decisions that endanger the lives of innocent people. They have made specific choices. The motivations for these choices are never the responsibility of other law abiding peoples, whatever their race or religion. /2

3. A terrorist has one nation. The nation of terrorism. They are enemies of lawful process. They are enemies to everybody who wishes to live by lawful process. They believe your life to be forfeit to their own beliefs. They are an enemy to you all. They are never on your side. /3

4. If you ever find yourself siding with the ideas and motives of a terrorist, then it's a sign that they have won. They own you. They've made you think like they do. So when they ultimately come to kill your own children, you can have no objection. /4

These liars won't tell you what they really hate. What really infuriates them to murder. It's our peace. Our kindness. Our moments of fellowship. The love that's possible between us. Don't be fooled by flags, or race, or creed. It's you they really hate. Don't let them win.x /end