Terrorists function by capturing our imagination. Turning our imagination against us. And causing us to overreact. This is the way terrorism functions.
In a way a terrorist is like a fly that tries to destroy a china shop. The fly is so small and weak, it can not move even a single tea cup.
So, how does it destroy a china shop? The fly funds a bull, gets into the ear of the bull, and starts buzzing. The bull becomes so enraged, loses its temper and destroys the china shop.
This is what happened in the Middle East over the last 15 years. Al Queada could never have destroyed Iraq by itself. It got into the ear of the United States and the United States went wild and destroyed the Middle Eastern china shop for Al Queada.
This is how terrorism functions. And if you want to fight terrorism, you should start with your own imagination. You should free your imagination from being captured by terrorists. That’s the most effective way to fight terrorism.
Yuval Noah Harari (Hebrew: יובל נח הררי) is an Israeli historian, author of Bill’s Gates’ favorite book ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ (It is the 3rd most Recommended and Gifted books of guests on The Tim Ferriss Show as listed in his book ‘Tools of Titans’) as well as its follow up ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow‘), and a tenured professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
This quote was said when Yuval’s was on The James Altucher Show podcast. If you want to listen to the full podcast you can do so below.
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James Corden had a nice opening to his London based Late Late Show that showed the London/British attitude to fighting terror…
London is Full of Beauty, Diversity, and Stoic Determination To Not Let Anything or Anybody Stand in Our Way
Stay positive,
Scott
