Whatever motivated the perpetrator to do what he did, his actions were an attack on an intrinsic Western institution
More than 200 people were injured and at least five lost their lives after a man plowed a car into crowds at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last night. Among those who were indiscriminately murdered was a small child.
Like many Germans, I felt a deep, burning anger rising in me when I heard about the incident. It immediately brought back sickening memories of the 2016 Christmas market attack in Berlin in which thirteen people were killed and dozens injured. My sister worked very closely nearby that day. I remember texting “Are you OK?’ with a shaky hand and waiting agonizing minutes before her reply finally came. It was sheer luck that she and her colleagues had decided not to go to the Christmas market that day.
