I have no problem with a father comforting a 3-year-old in this way. Three-year-olds are supposed to believe in magic and that their parents can protect them from anything with anything. They should be sheltered from images of real-world solutions and violence if at all possible. This child, from what I can see, did not directly witness the carnage, and the aftermath should not be allowed to take away his innocence.
The problem, however, is when people manage to grow into adulthood and don’t lose their magical thinking. This is where liberals come from, believing well past their toddlerhood that flowers can stop bullets and that if we are just nice to everybody and agree with everything they say, no one will ever want to hurt us.
They are stuck in the developmental stage where they get mad when they don’t get their way. As they grow into adulthood they don’t lose those feelings, and many are not able to control the rage and/or violence they feel when they perceive that someone is not agreeing with them. They subconsciously (or not) see some justification in terrorists wanting to kill us for opposing their beliefs because they are stuck in that infantile stage of development where they feel (hopefully to a lesser extent) the same way. Instead of seeing radical terrorists as enemies, they empathize with them and see those who want to stop the terrorists as the enemy.
That is why we need real adults in charge.
Just my 2cents
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This fool is hardly a father. I’d say he is into child abuse with his ideas.
Like “Elastigirl” said in “The Incredibles”....
“Remember the bad guys on the shows you used to watch on Saturday mornings? Well, these guys aren’t like those guys. They won’t exercise restraint because you are children. They *will* kill you if they get the chance. Do *not* give them that chance. “