&gt;But that could actually be an advantage. The more people see them for the nutcases they are the shorter the path to a possible solution.<p>Sorry for not being clear. I&#x27;m not speaking about others perception; we can easily discern they are out of shape. They, though, don&#x27;t care what the rest of us rational people think.<p>&gt;So the solution is to treat non-rational actors as exactly what they are: crazy, and deal with them accordingly.<p>Agreed. What I&#x27;m arguing is that that may involve reciprocating violence -- which we (rightfully) inherently tend to avoid. You can&#x27;t rationalize with irrational people.<p>In that situation, we need multiple people to be willing to sacrifice themselves to save others. In today&#x27;s world, the modus operandi is to cower and hope things pass over or to sympathize with the attackers views. This will not work going forward as the attackers could give a fuck what you think or how you feel so long as your death plays into their idea of making the world right.