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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
I don't want to put words in FDW's mouth, however I think I share his view.
I believe terrorism is a threat, however I believe the media and from my perception, a lot of governments, are focusing on it far too much. I'm glad there are agencies like MI-5 or CSIS who are watching out for our interests. I'm glad they stopped this potential attack and hope they will thwart the Pickering scenario you describe before it happens.
Similarly, I'm glad there are detectives investigating murders and glad there are traffic cops. I get the feeling though we're being led to believe there are murders happening every second and no traffic accidents.
I don't believe we should allow governments to push public opinion or their agendas based on terrorism alone. I believe there are other public policy issues which should receive far more focus than terrorism. For example it bothered me after the last US election a US news agency had a 'man on the street' interview down in Miami and the guy said he normally voted democrat but voted republican because he was scared of terrorism. It bothered me because I didn't feel he was thinking clearly and was voting out of an overly inflated fear.
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I can see what you guys are saying ... makes sense to me.
I think there is a tendency to attack the things in life that have more glamour, or that can come out of nowhere and kill people in eye popping fashion than the mundane trappings of day to day life.
However, there is a budget for most if not all of the things discussed, and perhaps these budgets aren't that far out of wack but not getting the media coverage of terrorism.
Hard to say.