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But terror attacks aren't out of your control. For example, on a policy level, Japan never has them. They just don't immigrate any of the religious group who m
by Banthum 9y ago
But terror attacks aren't out of your control.
For example, on a policy level, Japan never has them. They just don't immigrate any of the religious group who might commit terrorist attacks. So it's a non-issue.
And on a personal level, you can mitigate terror attack risks. Just avoid gatherings of people, basically. You can go as far as you want with this - living off-grid in the forest makes you pretty much fully insulated from terrorist attacks.
So the only question remaining on a personal and policy level is what the cost/benefit is for various things you could do to prevent terrorist attacks.
This is a common mistake. People like to think that some options are impossible, or some gains are free. Thinking this way makes decisions easier; it makes you feel more secure in your opinions. In reality, everything is possible, and everything costs.
- thinkling 9y ago> Japan never has them cough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack
- lprubin 9y agoI wonder if the reason Japan doesn't have terror attacks is because their military does not deploy outside of their own country (other than UN peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts) and therefore doesn't create terrorist level animosity towards their country and people?
- dep_b 9y agoLack of immigration. But that didn't prevent a Sarin attack either.
- imron 9y agoThere is still significant animosity towards Japan by several other Asian nations due to atrocities committed during WWII. This is regularly triggered by various disputes about commonly claimed territory and things such as politicians visiting shrines that house the Japanese war dead (including war criminals). It often leads to rioting and destruction of perceived Japanese things (cars, restaurants, etc) in China. Still no terrorist attacks in Japan committed by Chinese though despite Japan allowing in large numbers of Chinese visitors, students and workers.
- Thimothy 9y agoJapanese people live in abject fear of terrorism outside Japan. There have been a few attacks in southeast Asia against venues that Japanese frequent and, owning that the country is extremely safe, it has been completely blown out of proportion. I have a Japanese friend that has been road-tripping Europe for some time in his vacations and has been unable to convince any (Japanese) friend to go with him. In the last one, he was almost coming with a guy, but at the last moment, that guys mother convinced him to cancel the trip, and this was before the Paris attacks.
- collyw 9y agoA number of countries have been hit by terrorist attacks despite having no intervention in the Middle East, Sweden and Spain for example.
- wakkaflokka 9y agoI wouldn't say they never happen in Japan - after all, one of the most sophisticated terror groups/cults in modern history was from Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo). They were even able to synthesize VX and sarin gas. I remember being a kid living in Japan, and watching the subway attacks on TV. It was scary. But to your point, I agree, statistically, Japan is about the safest country there is in terms of human on human violence.
- saryant 9y agoJapan has absolutely had terror attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack