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Originally posted by Froey Twe
Is that because you live somewhere in the woods?
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I was living in Phoenix, AZ until last year. (approx 4 mil people) Now I'm in Oregon. It is woody here, but not in the middle of nowhere. I'm a few min away from UofO. Universities could be a target, right?
But I think I'm just realistic. Your odds of being killed by Al Queda are so remote to be not worth worrying about. If you're scared of those odds, then how do you leave your home everyday? 10x more people are killed by the flu. 10x more people are killed in car accidents. If you're not scared of driving, and not scared catching germs from the lady at the checkout isle, then why would you be scared of terrorists?
This nationwide obsession is just a rediculous overreaction ... not the grief over those that died ... but the irrational levels of pervassive fear; at least according to the TV news; who of course are just trying to get ratings, but the view they present seems to be supported by forum postings.