&gt; Now the choice is between doing nothing, thereby accepting the risk of us or our loved ones getting blown up or shot going while we go about our daily routine (see: Israel during the second intifada) or trade liberties for security (see: Brussels and France today) until we come up with a more sustainable solution (see: Israel today).<p>That risk will <i>always</i> be there no matter what we do.<p>&gt; They&#x27;ve already gotten the better of us because they are here and they will kill us because their ideology is fundamentally opposed to Western concepts such as freedom of speech, press, religion, and association. Not to mention gay people existing and women having independence.<p>No, that&#x27;s not why they kill people. They kill people because it serves their goals indirectly, it allows them to recruit, get more funding and credibility.<p>&gt; This is a real choice we must make. I doubt most will choose the first one once its them or someone they know that gets murdered&#x2F;maimed in this way.<p>As unfortunate as it is sometimes solutions are not simple, easy and quick.<p>This on is complex, will be <i>very</i> difficult and will take a lot of time (likely: a generation or more).<p>Of course that&#x27;s not going to get you voted in anywhere so instead we&#x27;ll act rashly, counterproductive and quick and in the process we will be a willing partner of IS doing <i>exactly</i> what they want us to do.