{"id":7517,"date":"2015-11-30T10:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2019-11-14T14:19:51","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:19:51","slug":"what-if-they-didnt-need-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7517","title":{"rendered":"What if they didn\u2019t need ISIS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Imagine\"By Jenni Beaver–<\/strong>If you\u2019ve turned on the news in the past several months you\u2019ve probably heard about the world\u2019s latest terrorist group, the Islamic State or ISIS. For the past year they\u2019ve been turning into a stronger unit and recently attacked several spots in Paris, France. This isn\u2019t the end of their run.<\/span><\/p>\n

ISIS is powered by ordinary people. Some of them were recruited via the Internet, others were taken from their homes and turned into soldiers. One thing they all have in common is their need to belong. That\u2019s something we all want. We want friends and family who love us and we want to feel like our lives matter. For many ISIS members that need to belong wasn\u2019t met, so they joined a group that could make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Islamic State takes people in and gives them a role. They make the soldiers feel important and special, like they\u2019re part of a team and making a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

What if they didn\u2019t need ISIS?<\/span><\/p>\n

What if we treated everyone around us like they mattered?<\/span><\/p>\n

It sounds like the plot for a Hallmark movie, I know. Everyone smiles and sings Kumbaya around the campfire. While that would be amazing, that\u2019s not what I\u2019m suggesting. I\u2019m suggesting a world in which we treat others with respect.<\/span><\/p>\n

A world where everyone has a job to do, and they do it because they\u2019re part of a team. A place where the government wants what\u2019s best for its people and the people want what\u2019s best for the country. It would be a world where people belonged, and a world where people didn\u2019t need ISIS to feel important.<\/span><\/p>\n

Could it happen? Sure it could. If states stopped acting like they were in the fight alone, and the national government stopped bending the rules. If people would stand for The Pledge of Allegiance and put their hand over their heart for the national anthem. If Washington was more than the land of secrets and if our officials were seen as more than incompetent money grubbers. If people loved the stars and stripes and were willing to fight for them. If America and its people could change these things, we would be stronger. Our people wouldn\u2019t be running towards ISIS.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know what you\u2019re thinking. If America did fix their problems, how does that help the rest of the world?<\/span><\/p>\n

America used to be an example for countries across the globe. If we get our act together, we\u2019ll be able to work with our allies. If we can all <\/em>work together, ISIS doesn\u2019t stand a chance.<\/span><\/p>\n

People generally want to be on the winning side.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wish I could say this would happen overnight, but it won\u2019t. I wish I could confidently say it would happen at all, but I can\u2019t. All I\u2019m saying is that America used to be a great nation. It still has moments of greatness, but as a whole it\u2019s not great anymore. I don\u2019t think Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump can fix it. That\u2019s a job for the people, and right now the people are too busy fighting over who gets to keep their firearms.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to look at the important issues and address them. That\u2019s what will make America great again.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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