Two terrorists are sitting in a Gaza Strip bar chatting over a pint of fermented goats milk. One pulls his wallet out and starts flipping through pictures and they start reminiscing.
“This is my oldest son, he is a martyr.”
“You must be so proud,” says the other.
“This is my second son. He is a martyr also.”
“A fine looking young man,” replies his friend.
After a pause and a deep sigh, the second terrorist says wistfully, “They blow up so fast, dont they?”
Suicide Bomber’s school… The teacher has his vest strapped on, finger on the detonator, with eager students looking on… Teacher says: Pay attention. I’m only going to demonstrate this once!
You don’t have to go too far back in U.S. history - maybe 80-90 years, to see many scenes involving lynchings and mutilation where fathers take their children to poke at, gawk at, or even hold “souvenirs” of the lynching victim. Many of these lynchings involved African American victims, but some had no specific racial component, but represented vigilantism.