Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear. - Tom Clancy

I’ll indulge you and look at the pictures.

And so began something that had not quite begun and would not soon end, with many people in many places moving off in directions and on missions which they all mistakenly thought they understood. That was just as well. The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected, illusory finish lines were things fated by the decisions made this morning — and, once decided, best unseen.

Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy.