“Chaos or community?”

There has been a great deal of debate in our nation over the last week and a half. Some folks said, in the wake of the attack,
“this is NOT who we are.”
Other folks, including a number of my friends who are involved with the Black Lives Matter movement said no,
“this is EXACTLY who we are.”
We could debate the meaning and merits of the arguments until we are blue in the face. I think a bigger question is at stake.
“Is this who we want to be?”