What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? – Gandhi

Around the corner of every war is someone just trying to survive. Someone somewhere is keeping their head low while seeking clean water. Underneath a blown out window sill is a child in wide-eyed shock holding their ears against the sound of a firefight just feet away. Somewhere a helpless parent puts their arms around their daughter as if flesh will stop bullets. A baby crawls through broken glass to the lifeless dust covered body of it’s mother. Machetes swing wildly. No matter what we do each day we must remember this. It’s not ok. No label, no ideology, no flag, no religion, no injustice, no revenge, nothing makes this ok. You’d think we’d know that by now.

Some people can justify the horror they inflict on the innocent in the name of a cause. These people are mad. Every one of them.