Response to Mary Parks' "Unity in the Midst of Crisis"

I chose Mary's post because what she says is so relevant, and it ties in very well with my previous post on gun violence. Besides the fact it concerns current and very recent events, it is relevant to any human to have existed: "It would be smart ... for countries around the world to stand together against these terrorist groups".

In her post, Mary discusses recent terrorism attacks, including Paris in Nov. 2015, Brussels this March, and Orlando this June. All atrocities, all needless losses, all tragedy. After mentioning her personal sentiments towards these horrific events, she expresses her appreciation for resulting global unity. Many international communities share their condolences and show their support after such events.
I fully appreciate these acts of kindness, but I sincerely question their long lasting effects. Terrorism has been on the rise in recent years, so perhaps a more concrete global union will form soon; however, as Mary says, "this support should not have to be temporary". How true! We seem to have fluctuations in international comradery. The world seems to be right on a tipping point for growing violence and chaos, especially looking at recent terrorism. As such, there are some partnerships forming to fight as one (Wiki: Military Intervention against ISIL).

Apart from the UN, NATO, and a few others, not many international coalitions have lasted much beyond the end of crises. Would a more permanent force against terrorism be a good thing? Mary and I both seem to think so. She implores the formation of "an alliance with governments around the world to stop these horrid terrorist groups". As an ironic misfortune, we humans tend to unite extremely well after mind-numbing crises like the ones we've seen. We must make good fortune of the bad and unite! Unite to stop terrorism and solve the world's problems from now to beyond. We are one race on one planet with less and less chances to come back from the brink of destruction.