Reflection on the Restoration of Sanity

I attended the Rally to Restore Sanity this Saturday. The music performances and comedy sketches made the rally entertaining, but Jon Stewart's closing speech ended the rally on a (somewhat) serious note.

Stewart made the point that, in regard to the press and those in the political sphere"If we amplify everything we hear nothing," meaning that our overreaction to certain things makes the problems that arise harder to solve. He went on to exemplify, "just as the inability to distinguish terrorists from Muslims makes us less safe not more." Stewart also said "The press is our immune system. If we overreact to everything we actually get sicker..."

In regard to our national security, overreacting to situations can jeopardize our security. Labeling Muslims as terrorists doesn't solve the problem of terrorism, but creates hostility between Muslims and Americans. We must be focused when tackling national security and target the real threats. Exaggeration and overreaction from the press regarding certain issues deteriorates our security and only makes it complicated to implement effective security solutions and strategies.