Baby Boy Terrorists

 It’s a boy!

It still brings a lot of joy for many reasons. The father is happy that his surname will live forever. The woman who just gave birth is happy that she has done her duty as culture demands. She sleeps peacefully with the false hope that the husband won’t marry a second wife, to bear him heirs.

The government is happy, for the simple reason that it is more money.  The boy will grow up to be a man, who will also have kids, thus keeping the economy running. Future wars will also have soldiers that will die abroad for American and Russian interests.

It’s a boy is also good news for other causes. Terrorist and hate groups prowl the internet looking for fertile minds to absorb murderous messages. Although girls are also recruited, boys are more independent at home. Parents don’t monitor them closely like girls.

Baby boys are pliable because they grow up on stories about being a hero. Terrorist and hate groups sow disinformation. It might be the status quo. The government is bad or a particular ideology must be eliminated.

Boys are indoctrinated that being a hero means murdering children.

l Ethan Crumbley, 15 years old, accused of mass shooting that left four dead and many injured at Oxford High School, Michigan, 30 November 2021.

l Salvador Ramos, 18 years old, shot dead by law enforcement after mass shooting that left 19 kids and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School, Texas, 24 May 2022.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.