The new normal

The steady drumbeat of new terrorist attacks in the UK over the past couple of weeks are starting to strain the ability of the population to make sense of the world.  While the identities of the perpetrators of the latest attacks, which left 7 dead and 22 injured in a popular tourist area of London, have not yet been released, it is increasingly likely they are British citizens who are adherents of Islam.   Instead of asking why these otherwise peaceful young men are menacing and killing fellow citizens, I am afraid the government will elect to restrict the rights of all in the futile quest to ensure public safety.   Whether the grievances these terrorists feel are real or imagined, they will continue to act on them unless they are addressed in a meaningful way.  Ignorant tweets from erstwhile world leaders will only serve to inflame tensions, not lessen them.