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Old 04-20-2016, 07:48 PM  
Rochard
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Originally Posted by crucifissio View Post
terrorism has a minuscule effect on our lives in reality...you are more likely to win the lottery than die in a terrorist attack in the west...terrorism sells for the media, it distracts from the real issues in politics, and is a good "excuse" to invade countries...it has always been around, will always be around, and in the big picture, will not matter...

now I can not deny that governments use terrorism to take away freedom, that it creates xenophobia and that the resulting fear gets anti freedom laws passed...but if we look at the real human casualties in the west, its minuscule...

you are being steered away from the real issues by a cheap dirty trick and the media selling it to you for $$$...
I think you are right. I read an article the other day that said more Americans die from being electrocuting themselves in the bath tub than die of terrorism.

But on the other hand, if there is ever a terrorist attack again on US soil Americans will scream "Why isn't our government protecting us?".
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