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Fear Itself, Follow-on Thoughts
Sep. 30th, 2014 09:20 amTwo links related to yesterday's post:
1) The post's headline says it all: US Air Travel Snarled by One Guy Not a Terrorist. Somehow, this contractor is able to walk into a secure building carrying a gas can and torch 23 of 29 computers needed for air-traffic control. Also somehow, the FAA doesn't have backups immediately available.
2) Another article that carries a lot in the headline: When the Next Terrorist Attack Comes, Will We Be Capable of Keeping Our Heads?. Well, probably no. 41% of Americans are worried that they or somebody in their family will be a victim of a terrorist. Based on statistics here in the Land of Reality, they should be more worried about being hit by a falling piano.
Actually, considering that, since 9/11, 49 Americans have been killed by terrorists while over 200,000 were murdered by other Americans, we should be more worried about our next-door neighbor than some terrorist. Even adding the 3,000 killed on 9/11 just barely bumps terrorism up in the same neighborhood as killed by lightening strikes.
America, get a grip on yourself.
1) The post's headline says it all: US Air Travel Snarled by One Guy Not a Terrorist. Somehow, this contractor is able to walk into a secure building carrying a gas can and torch 23 of 29 computers needed for air-traffic control. Also somehow, the FAA doesn't have backups immediately available.
2) Another article that carries a lot in the headline: When the Next Terrorist Attack Comes, Will We Be Capable of Keeping Our Heads?. Well, probably no. 41% of Americans are worried that they or somebody in their family will be a victim of a terrorist. Based on statistics here in the Land of Reality, they should be more worried about being hit by a falling piano.
Actually, considering that, since 9/11, 49 Americans have been killed by terrorists while over 200,000 were murdered by other Americans, we should be more worried about our next-door neighbor than some terrorist. Even adding the 3,000 killed on 9/11 just barely bumps terrorism up in the same neighborhood as killed by lightening strikes.
America, get a grip on yourself.
