Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive

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49. I think most people still think this is some kind of defined enemy we can defeat. They

don't see it as a philosophy or idea, and would rather lob bombs at "them" than do the hard work of trying to understand. But then thugs and murderers pop up, seemingly out of nowhere, and we keep getting surprised.

Perhaps that is an easier sell to this country, though, since we like emergencies, and we just love to have a group to hate, (we'll hate each other if we have to, but people who aren't close are easier to depersonalize). And we would rather go to war than read.

I remember during the Fukushima coverage Japanese television broadcast English words in the corner of the screen during newscasts. I checked, and apparently they teach English to people that way.

Maybe we should start dedicating 5 minutes of each newscast to some language, and maybe a little culture, of the groups we are fighting. Doubt it would make it worse, and one never knows.