Hotels are laying off workers. Shops are empty and many will have to be closed. The city is reeling with feelings of guilt and anxiety. Guilt because one of their own murdered guests, the gravest possible offense against the ancient Arab code of hospitality, and anxiety because—what now? How will the city survive? How will all the laid-off workers earn a living with their industry on its back? Sousse without tourists is like Hollywood without movies and Detroit without automobile manufacturing.
Even Tunisia’s agriculture economy is crashing. Prices are down by 35 percent because the resorts don’t need to feed tourists anymore.
Rezgui’s ghoulish attack was spectacularly successful, wasn’t it? A single act of violence and—boom. Just like that, it’s all over.
The lights continue to go out.
So when it comes to tourist destinations, we are now sans Sousse.
Well, it *is* faster than electing a Democrat city council and mayor.
Faster but less deadly, democrat rule generally leads to dozens of deaths per year in “gun free zones”.
Faster *AND* less deadly! I’m having trouble seeing a downside here.