Lost In A Time Warp

Back in the "boonies"(*1) of time  --  another word of my own invention  -  Neanderthal type people clubbed others over the head in order to get their own way.  In other words, they were barbarians.


Per The Random House College Dictionary, a barbarian is a person in a savage, primitive state . . . uncivilized . . . without culture or education . . . philistine . . . crude.  This term is being bandied about freely in describing the wild, hard headed, radical, militant Muslims of the Middle East.  And it does seem a proper description of their behavior.  (And if you don't like being called Barbarian, quit behaving like barbarians.)


So, why in this world are people actually saying that the rest of the world should try to negotiate instead of war their way to a "lasting peace" with them?


To enter negotiations, both sides need to be able to think, be merciful, be open minded, care about humanity in general and be living in the same era of time as each other.  These people are nothing like the rest of this world, so let's get in touch with reality.  They are lost in a time warp of sorts. Negotiation is not on this banquet table, because the aggressors do not live in reality.  The real world is beyond their comprehension.  All they understand is that they want to kill, kill, kill.  And they embarrass Allah by saying they do it in his name.


*1  You know, out in the boondocks, only of time instead of rural America.