terrorist attacks!
terrorist attacks!
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– You are 35,079 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack
– You are 33,842 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack
Interesting site, although I'm not American.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/th…- Yup. Crossing the road is more scary and dangerous than terrorismset
- Cool... So, I guess we don't have to worry about terrorism anymore ... We also should leave those poor terrorist alone and do their business.gonzalle
- < no shit sherlockspl33nidoru
- ^ no we shouldn't but we should analyze our governments and our war machines. Blowing up communities for money.mugwart
- https://www.thenatio…fadein11
- @gonzalle... realise what the real problem is.set
- @mugwart - yes. and that article summed it up 16 years ago.fadein11
- these kind of stats are meaningless.Gnash
- They're not meaningless when my friend is scared shitless to travel on the london underground because she thinks she's going to die...set
- ...from a terrorist attack, when she is far more likely to be hit by a bus, or struck by lightening, or stabbed by a drunk, or choke on a sweet...set
- Terrorism is a complete and utter non issue, only made in to one by the media. Worse atrocities happen every day carried out by regular people...set
- ... but because they're not sensationalised by the media, people aren't fearful of them.set
- 100% agreefadein11
- They're not meaningless when you take the amount of people that have died from terrorism in the west in the past twenty years and realise...set
- ... it's just about the least dangerous thing out there.set
- They're not meaningless when you realise that terrorism helps the agenda of the government and the media in very clear ways.set
- To add to what Set and Fade have said here. I get abuse for wearing face masks - "you a fucking terrorist" look. Irony is more die from air pollution than terromugwart
- that's exactly why the stats are meaningless.Gnash
- the intent of a car, or bus, or even a bathtub is not to kill you. When they start designing cars and toaster specifically to kill people....Gnash
- ... then the stats will have some meaningGnash
- Okay, another stat I read was more people die from suicide than terrorism and conflict/war. Both intend to kill. Does that change your perspective Gnash?Ianbolton
- I gave you multiple meanings. You're making zero sense....set
- The intent of something is utterly irrelevantset
- .. and you're so narrow minded that that's all you can focus on... FAR more people die by regular people intent on killing them than they do by terroristsset
- and IF you're so narrow minded*set
- I'd argue that governments' only control over us is through fear, and terrorism is the most creative they can be with the best resultsIanbolton
- I'm 40 year old and never even slightly been killed by a terrorist, but i've been run over and knocked off my bike and nearly fell asleep in the bathIanbolton
- yes, far more people do die by "regular" peoples intent to kill them. that is a relevant stat.Gnash
- ... how many people drown in a bathtub, isn't relevantGnash
- It's still a death man, you heartless bastard! ;-)Ianbolton
- It depends how you're looking at it, Gnash, obviously to those of us that think it's relevant - it's relevant...set
- The point being that terrorism is just about one of the least dangerous things (amongst the dangerous things), statistically...set
- Whatever causes death and destruction, regardless of intent, is relevant in this instance.set
- I'm sure some would find you more of a threat to their lives than 'terrorism' Set!Ianbolton
- agree about that. terrorism is not the significant threat it's generally made out to be. and it's absolutely used by gov't to push agendaGnash
- You better fuckin' watch your mouth Ianbolton
:)set - gnash got there in the end blessfadein11
- It's really quite simple - the news isn't fully of annual bee sting / peanut allergy deaths because it 1. it doesn't pull the viewers in and 2. peanuts and beesfadein11
- don't help push a govt and puppet medias agenda. Simples.fadein11
- I never thought that the govt didn't push the agenda, so I didn't get anywhere I wasn't already.Gnash
- The stats are still meaningless. They won't change anyones mind if the fear a bomb in the subway.Gnash
- The only people that use them -- not the media, btw -- are the simpletons like you who like to signal to all how woke you are.Gnash
- it doesn't matter how many more people die in car accidents to the person afraid to take the tube to work because of a terroristGnash
- that will never change their minds. so keep blowing your bubbles, at least it'll will look a partyGnash
- It will change the minds of the people intelligent enough to realise that statistically they have nothing to fear...set
- I don't think that's the case. people feel they have a semblance of control over things like traffic accidents and heart disease.Gnash
- they can be more careful crossing the street, change their diet...Gnash
- there's no control over a bomb on a train.Gnash
- it may not be completely rational, but fear doesn't work that way. it's not always persuaded by reason, regardless of intelligence.Gnash
- For some, sure. The main point is that it highlights how insignificant of a problem terrorism is. It's a non issue.set
- The media would have us believe the world is getting worse and extremists Muslims are going to take over.set
- Which is simply not true. The world is getting better. People are getting better. We're living in the most peaceful time in human history...set
- Which is something controlling factors in the world clearly do not want a) to happen and b) people to be aware ofset
- can't disagree with the main part :)Gnash