[D]eathly violence is always, always spiritually uncleansing, and there is no glory or righteousness in it, ever—and that is unconditional, that I’ve never heard a convincing argument for that scans in my soul. I think that is what I believe, though it also causes me no smaller despair for our world. The older I get, the more I realize that ignoring or rationalizing certain violences as righteous is eventually practiced by all humans in nearly every corner of my life, across all spectrums, something we’re all guilty of, and a fact that so many people don’t seem to mind at all. Often when confronted with it, they will respond with the violence that troubles them more, as if tragedy deserved one-upping. Magdi Jacobs said, The ultimate result of whataboutism is essentially nihilism. No one can express concern about any topic-including dead children-without being accused of not caring enough about another topic–including other dead children. We all end up caring a little bit less about everything. I have a bad feeling about it all.