Moderation trumps prejudice
Amid the shock and anger arising from the Kunming terrorist attack comes a new voice of rationality, a grassroots effort to separate the terrorists from the masses who reside in Xinjiang.
Every cloud has a silver lining. If the terrorist attack at Kunming Railway Station on March 1 was a dense, ominous cloud, the subsequent outpouring of rational comment can be seen as the silver lining that will help dispel the gloom.
Other than expressions of grief, I noticed on my micro blog a repeated warning not to equate what the terrorists did with race, religion or geography. Han Han, an influential writer, posted a typical remark: "There is no room for compromises when dealing with terrorism that targets ordinary citizens. It must be rooted out. But we should not place hatred on race or religion. Do good, not evil."
