I certainly can't get my mind around this subject.

I've got to confess that I know so very little about
the Islamic religion. The behaviour of terrorists
and extremists within their midst - I find appalling.
I admit that what happened in Paris had a devastating
effect on me. I look to our leaders to provide safety
for the people of this country. Which as Suse pointed
out is what they are doing.

I realise there are problems within our major suburbs.
I worry about the brain-washing of youngsters who were
born here.

So many problems - and simply blaming religion for them to
me at least does not seem very satisfactory neither does
turning a blind eye - and saying all this will simply go away
as violence escalates.

It is a conundrum - one which we need to look at more closely
and try to find solutions to.

Susie

I have no doubt that many Muslims would be outraged if we prevented further Islamic immigration. I think in the long run it would result in less violence and terrorism here. Allowing Islamic immigration has caused massive division in European countries. Woman are raped by muslims at an incredible rate, police have no go zones in London and billions is spent on security. Here in Australia multiple plots have been prevented by Police.
btw you must know by now that Islam is not a race. I could not give a stuff about being labelled racist. My kids and grandkids are to precious to be a coward.

Alright then Runner, you have a problem with all the races who have people practicing the Muslim religion...and you lump them all in one terrorist basket.

That is called racism, whether you like it or not, and it is not an attractive trait in anyone.
Weren't Muslims 'created' by the same God you follow?

Foxy, I agree that the whole terrorism aspect of the current problems in Europe are certainly upsetting and unsettling to say the least.
I feel anger and disgust at the terrorists for what they are doing to our world, but I don't feel that way of ALL Muslims because I think that is an ignorant, bigoted, dangerous way of dealing with the situation.

I don't want our world to descend into a Third World War...

Dear Suse,

I don't think any one of us wants another war.

Therefore we do need to take precautions to
ensure that this does not happen. Education is
the key based on facts. We need to look at
what problems face us, their causes, and what
we can realistically do about them.

We have good leadership in this country.
We don't have corruption here that other countries
have to face. Hopefully our governments will come
up with the right solutions.

Foxy:

“I admit that what happened in Paris had a devastating
effect on me.”

How did this devastation manifest itself in your body? When people are devastated there are usually lots of physical reactions. They can’t sleep or eat, there is tension in their muscles, and they want to cry and scream or throw up. Did any of these things happen to you?

I say this because I think people need to be honest about their reactions to events like terror because exaggerating you response or mis-interpreting your response only serves to inflate the situation. If you are devastated by the death of total strangers then how will you feel when someone really close to you dies? Life would be unbearable if we genuinely had such physical responses to every sad event. Are you equally devastated by terrorist attacks in other parts of the world?

These so called ‘outpourings of grief’ that were displayed in regard to the Lindt cafe attack, for example, seem rather incongruous as well. Grief is something you feel when someone you love dies and not a total stranger. Either you feel grief when anyone dies in which case you would be emotionally exhausted or what is being called grief is not really grief at all but something else.

People need to analyse their reactions to see why they respond the way they do. You can say that you are deeply affected by certain particular terrorist attacks but you cannot avoid the question why some and not others.

Perhaps such events trigger reactions in us that really are far more personal and when many have a similar reaction it morphs into an ‘outpouring of grief.’