Norway Grieves

Norway convulses in the face of inexpressive grief from what appears to be domestic terrorism.

My heart goes out to them, as the death toll rises in the face of a terrorist strike.

The picture is very sketchy, very tentative, and early in the unfolding drama. I think we there is a pointer.

Hate has historically motivated and driven the madness of murder. What fuels such madness? I think there is an sense of entitlement. There is also an enemy that appears to threaten to remove or destroy the entitlement. There is also the belief that powers of influence are indifferent to the danger and risks. I believe there is also a catalyst or voice or voices that drive the vulnerable to believe and to act.

I would call this the "weaponizing" of fear and hate.