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Originally Posted by jayswin
Yeah, it's amazing how statistically safe we are from being caught in a terrorist act compared to how much we fear it. It's unfortunate, but it's human instinct.
We don't fear the car accident that's much more likely to take our life because it isn't deliberate. That and our primal instincts force us to desire enemies and terrorism fulfils this need.
"We need to find ways to reduce traffic collisions, but it's also part of life as everyone needs to get places"
vs
"We MUST stop the enemy who hates us! They aren't like us either, which makes them even worse, this is issue number one!!!!!!!".
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Amen. And by reporting on it, discussing it, arguing about it, politicizing it, and legislating about it, we give the perpetrators more incentive to commit these acts.
The only silver lining is that as they overplay their hand with more attacks, we become less sensitive to it and hopefully, less reactive and more thoughtful in our responses