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Actually number of deaths are all terrorists care about. The society freaks out N^2(3) number of deaths involved. Oklahoma were 168 people. 9/11 were 3000. Th
by venomsnake 10y ago
Actually number of deaths are all terrorists care about.
The society freaks out N^2(3) number of deaths involved.
Oklahoma were 168 people. 9/11 were 3000. The response to 9/11 was way greater than Oklahoma*20. It was event that defined US politics for 2 decades lead to 2-4 wars (depending on definition).
And the news cycle have already forgotten San Bernadino, Charlie Hebdo and Paris is on the brink of falling out.
- Retric 10y agoFrom what I recall the government cared a lot more about 9/11 than the populous. It was a perfect excuse for a lot of things. Even then, it was not the number of deaths so much as the loss of a monument that really stuck with people.
- zeveb 10y agoThe populace cared a lot. People were pissed. The 1990s were a vacation from history, at least in America (the Balkans weren't nearly as nice): things were so easy that we actually thought that George W. Bush & Al Gore were decent choices for President. We napped after the end of the Cold War; 11 September was a brutal wake-up call.
- tamana 10y agoNo, they care about spectacular drama of taking out a landmark and sudden death. There are plenty of ways to kill over 3000 people (poisoning , for example)