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The Joe Stacks Problem

The problem with Joe Stacks is that even people who disagree with what he did, understand why he did it.When terrorists attacked the United States on 9/11, there was not just universal condemnation: There was universal confusion.  "How could they attack us," Americans asked?  How many children died because of revolutions the CIA started?   How many Palestinian children died because the United States supports Israel?  As immoral as 9/11 was, it most certainly was not incomprehensible.  Yet Americans were - and remain - incapable of comprehension.  "Why," they still ask.When Joe Stacks flew his plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas, Americans were outraged...sort of.  Unlike with 9/11, there was no universal condemnation.  Many believed that Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).