Thanks to everyone who pinged us last night. @phae and I are fine. In fact, nearly everyone in Nice is fine, statistically speaking.
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The single most important thing to understand about terrorism is that it works by dragging you away from perspective and toward horror /2
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Last night, the scariest thing wasn't what had happened, it was *people being scared*. The amplification of misinformation & fear. /3
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Feeling the crowd start to move in ways that literally didn't make any sense (nobody knew anything) was the worst thing. /4
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What we should all understand about terrorism is that that fear is the *goal*. It's the mechanism by which violence becomes political /5
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Acts of terror are designed to get you to move outside of your best self, back into your hind-brain; to react viscerally. /6
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In visceral reaction, we lose our ability to be expansively good to each other. To consider others as though they are worthy of help. /7
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What happened last night is absolutely tragic. What will make it self-inflicted tragedy, however, is if we let fear take hold. /8
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We can reject violence, even political violence, without resorting to more. We can embrace life instead of giving in to fear. /9
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@phae and I are going to walk down to old town, find some brunch, and carry on. Nice needs, most of all, perspective. Do your bit. /fin1 reply 1 retweet 29 likes - 3 more replies
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