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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Not entirely, no. I'm suggesting that while for many people, especially the younger crowd, this threat seems unprecedented. In fact, worse and more terrifying damage has be wrought on Europe and it survived. The response needs to always be thoughtful, but absolutely body count is important.
Are you so enlightened that the size of these attacks are completely irrelevant? 1 person is the same as 1000?
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You're being obtuse here.
Reaction should be a function of not only the act, but also the threat, and the motive.
Islamic terrorists are capable - and willing - of much greater damage. They also carry an ideological threat to the west's entire way of life and even our very existence.
That is very different than a terrorist that is fighting for a single cause (release of prisoners, political issue, or whatever). They both might blow up a train station and kill 1oo people today. But one is a far greater threat than the other, and warrants a very different response.