Re: Interesting Social Experiment Conducted After Ottawa, Canada Shooting
I think what Monk said would work for the individual on a personal level i.e. thinking positively. But to apply this philosophy to a centuries old problem? I think that’s very idealistic. You can’t make a social problem (that has affected millions of people throughout centuries) go away just by imagining that it doesn’t exist. This philosophy or thought process is either deluded or over the top optimism. But, because I like Monk, so I would like to believe, in his case, it’s the latter. 
Monk is being very very optimistic.