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"This makes me so mad.This makes me so mad.
I know, right? When I read this, I stomped my foot in indignation!

What good does getting angry do? I don't ask this to be snarky. It's the burning question of my life right now. My wife watches the news and gets furious with all that is going on, and it isn't good for her health. But her question, and mine, is what is anyone doing about this? Seeing these posts can bring a grow man to tears. But it is no longer excusable that we just get angry. Because then we go back to church or work or shopping or whatever, and everything is fine in our world until the next "ISIS is Terrible and Innocent People are Suffering Horribly" post. We cry, or stomp our feet again, and then .... nothing changes, again.

So I have no idea what we should be doing. I am not a Bruce Willis mercenary who can just go over there and kick some ISIS butt. I have no political power either, other than my vote, such as that is these days. Everybody on this thread no doubt believes in the power of information and free speech, but in this case, I have to believe there is something more specific we could be doing. We should be helping them. Our president won't do anything for them. My US senator is Dick Durbin, so good luck with that. And Mark Kirk is no bargain either. I have somewhat better help on the House side. But a sternly worded message to my rep has never produced an ounce of action on any previous issue ever. Ever. At least not that I'm aware of.

So I am asking the bright people of FR to help me out here. Can y'all think of anything we might be missing, that we could be doing, as private individuals, right now, with the resources we do have, to mess with ISIS, disrupt their slave trade, or otherwise hurt their cause and drive down their strength? Any thoughts?

Peace,

SR