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Old 07-08-2016, 12:22 PM   #262
dobbles
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Originally Posted by wwkayaker View Post
This is an unfair statement to put out there. He is making a choice for his family. With these events happening more frequently, ISIS craziness, etc, I think it can be argued that everybody is responding to the fear and paranoia to varying degrees.
but that is exactly the wrong reaction. we can't cower in fear from every hypothetical. and if we were doing a risk assessment, travelling to idaho with its extremely low population density and lack of ethnic diversity does not make it a prime candidate for some sort of BLM related event.

lastly, if it is reasonable for someone to not travel to the states in order to protect their family, what about all us poor saps that live in the states? should i stop going outside because of an unfortunate incident in dallas?
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