This morning I read with much sadness a headline on BBC.com about a blast killing 60 people at a Lahore, Pakistan park .  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack on mostly women and children celebrating Easter with their families.  We Americans have seen stories like this seemingly forever but more so since the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania nearly 15 years ago.  It got me to thinking what could be accomplished by these fanatical terrorists groups who plot and the people who carry out these heinous acts of senseless violence?

To blow up yourself and innocent people because you differ in their ideology makes no sense.  Besides, what could the Taliban possibly have against children?  Their lives were just getting started and probably hadn’t yet formed an opinion other than what their parents and teachers put into their pubescent brains.  The last I checked, all a suicide attack does is cut the number of people who support their flawed position and increases your enemies.  Throughout history this desperate strategy fails every time.  You would think these crazy fucks who lead these outrageous collection of fools would want their belief systems to endure, to win in the cities and the countries where they live but they are going about this all wrong and they’re too stupid to realize it.

The Taliban and other Terrorist groups are brainwashing people willing to die for their cause.  At some point, will all these people literally dying for their misguided principles one day stop to realize they aren’t accomplishing anything?  So many people will be against their way of life they will be further isolated against the rest of the world and they will slowly kill themselves off, be captured or executed until they and their mores no longer exist.

Wouldn’t it make more sense if the Taliban or other Terrorist groups stopped the violent acts to explain why their values are superior to the current way life in the societies to which they belong?  This is not a Christian vs. Muslim belief.  The idea of rational, peaceful, dialogue is the very foundation of human life no matter what your religious affiliation.  Peace has a greater chance of success than killing innocent women and children.  The killing strategy is not only morally reprehensible it has no possible chance of winning.  Ever.  So, why continue down this horrifying path?

Is it simply too hard to say no?  Is it so hard to lay down your arms, to stop making bombs, and instead focus on a war of philosophies?

The world is a big place.  There are literally billions of freedom loving people of all faiths.  The numbers are against the suicide bombers.  Their kind literally are dying faster than can possibly replace them.  Their strategy is flawed and they can never win.  Killing will never solve anything.  They can’t ever get their way.  Ever.

As John Lennon once wrote, “All I am saying.  Is give Peace a chance.”