Less is Less, Questions Linger

The German police came out today.....nationally, and said that right now in Germany, there are less Islamist-individuals as a threat in Germany today....than it was a year ago. 

The factual number in their database?  Currently, 688.  It was 748 a year ago. 

So what should you take from this, if you were a German?

First, it's a positive thing.  Less is less, and it means that something has stalled out the growth pattern. But it's something that you can't put your finger on and say one single thing brought a 10-percent 'cut'.  There might be twenty things at work, to trigger the lesser number. 

Second, for the 60 who left the database....what exactly happened to them?  Well, that story isn't told.  Did they leave Germany?  Did they go back to Syria or Iraq?  Did they go through hard-core detox and just lose their religion?  You ought to wonder how the 60 got off the list.

Third, the question which ought to come up now....has radical Islam hit some 'ceiling'?  Did the ISIS connection just reach a point where people didn't take it serious or believe in some great war experience?  It's a nifty question, but with no answer.

Fourth, with the 688 crowd that remains.....does it worry the cops?  I suspect if you asked them in a private room....it still worries them a great deal, and no one is going to lessen the protective measures in most German urban zones.

Fifth, no one asked the question, but you also have to wonder....are there newer members being added, and the older guys simply marrying up and getting 'roots'....so it might not be all super positive?  Someone around four years ago made a comment one night on German public TV.....that you didn't ever see older guys with real families running off to Syria or becoming Jihadists.  They had something that mattered in their lives.  Is this idea taking root in society now?

What happens at the end of 2020, and the question gets asked again, and the number lessens yet again?  It'd be a super-positive thing.  But it only takes one major attack with a dozen Germans hurt or dead....to end the happiness with the decreasing numbers.