[atomic_reed]

Ok, and why are those Americans dying?

Consider an unfortunate Uyghur situation in China, where 10+ people died at the hands of knives in the mountain city of Kunming, 1000s of miles away far away from the desert.

And how many Americans have died? 2 where video obviously shows escalation from those without weapons.

America is an orderly country and those with guns are holding back. Poke, poke, poke. Pull, pull, pull. Those who play video games know how automatic it can be. Yet these officers are not doing it.

Yet why is everybody screaming and kicking? At whoever they feel they can scream at?

Now let's flip a perspective. Consider the General Secretary says, "your way of life is like a drug" [1]. If the only way you know how to fight the state is to kill, the economy is blocked by Extremists, politics are blocked by Extremists, only knives are open to Centrists, what can you do? You can only poke, no?

So we must hold empathy for the right lives, for the right matters, and for the right centrists. Power should centralize among those who are right, and the wind of history will flow in the right direction. That is the Destiny we rightly Manifest.

[1] https://uyghurtribunal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transc...

[mindslight]

There is always some rationale. Nobody ever thinks of themselves as a villain.

But to answer my own question, your number is clearly higher than two.

[atomic_reed]

Your answer is correct. It was an interesting journey, scrolling up to read your own question and down to read your answer.

I wonder how those 1000s of years ago would be impressed, by my hunched back and finger movements.

Good luck in persuading those you see as a future villain.