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The sad thing is that the vigils and media reaction to the atrocity play into the hands of some very wealthy individuals who see terror attacks as part of a virtuous cycle (business wise) to ratchet fear, increase security measures and root out the 'evil losers'. It is good for business. Were arms deals always treated as PR victories in the past. Were they not done in clandestine manner using backchannels. I think the brave think isnt to fight back, thats the game you are expected to play. The brave thing is to know that the world isnt pleasant, that there is a slightly greater risk (however miniscule that may be percentage wise) of being a victim of a terror attack. There was a school bus of 80 kids killed in a suicide bomb blast last month. Id like to think that there are as many stories equivalent to the taxi drivers and the genuinely good people who came together in its aftermath of the bombing there. The biggest bomb since Nagasaki was dropped in the last month. These things do not get traction in popular consciousness. Its hard but vote for people less likely to escalate violence. Even boycott products that are involved in war movements. Voting further right to me seems to guarantee that more vigils are certain.