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>Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, Living in a city, you must be prepared for terror. This is no

by retox 8y ago

>Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, Living in a city, you must be prepared for terror. This is not how things should be.

orf 8y ago
It's not how things should be, but it's what decades of incredibly poor middle Eastern foreign policy gets you. Being prepared for these things is not the same as saying these things are unavoidable certainties. There is quite a big distinction, along the lines of having a gun for self defense Vs having a gun to shoot someone. He is basically saying support the police in their counter terrorism work, and report anything suspicious if you see it. Pretty much what you hear over the airport tannoys every time you fly.
- ra1n85 8y ago
  So much here. >but it's [terrorist attacks] what decades of incredibly poor middle Eastern foreign policy gets you. You believe terrorist attacks are deserved as a result of what your government has done in the past? >I'm quite happy my government takes measures to assure a certain level of personal safety, both physical and psychological. Which is it? Your government is taking measures to assure your protection, or is actively provoking foreigners to kill you on your own soil?
  - orf 8y ago
    > You believe terrorist attacks are deserved as a result of what your government has done in the past? Nobody deserves to get hit by a car, but if you're running across a highway then what do you expect. > Which is it? Your government is taking measures to assure your protection, or is actively provoking foreigners to kill you on your own soil? Why are those mutually exclusive? I would also tack on that it's mostly the USA's foreign policy that got us here (which our government decided to jump in bed with to be fair, but yours nonetheless). It's just you have a nice Atlantic ocean to buffer you from many of the concequences.
celticninja 8y ago
Be prepared for unexpected events that end up as a mass casualty situation due to the high population density.
DanBC 8y ago
> This is not how things should be. So you support the disarming of all US citizens, because living in fear of crime isn't how things should be?

by retox 8y ago

>Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, Living in a city, you must be prepared for terror. This is not how things should be.

orf 8y ago

It's not how things should be, but it's what decades of incredibly poor middle Eastern foreign policy gets you. Being prepared for these things is not the same as saying these things are unavoidable certainties. There is quite a big distinction, along the lines of having a gun for self defense Vs having a gun to shoot someone. He is basically saying support the police in their counter terrorism work, and report anything suspicious if you see it. Pretty much what you hear over the airport tannoys every time you fly.

ra1n85 8y ago
So much here. >but it's [terrorist attacks] what decades of incredibly poor middle Eastern foreign policy gets you. You believe terrorist attacks are deserved as a result of what your government has done in the past? >I'm quite happy my government takes measures to assure a certain level of personal safety, both physical and psychological. Which is it? Your government is taking measures to assure your protection, or is actively provoking foreigners to kill you on your own soil?
- orf 8y ago
  > You believe terrorist attacks are deserved as a result of what your government has done in the past? Nobody deserves to get hit by a car, but if you're running across a highway then what do you expect. > Which is it? Your government is taking measures to assure your protection, or is actively provoking foreigners to kill you on your own soil? Why are those mutually exclusive? I would also tack on that it's mostly the USA's foreign policy that got us here (which our government decided to jump in bed with to be fair, but yours nonetheless). It's just you have a nice Atlantic ocean to buffer you from many of the concequences.

celticninja 8y ago

Be prepared for unexpected events that end up as a mass casualty situation due to the high population density.

DanBC 8y ago

> This is not how things should be. So you support the disarming of all US citizens, because living in fear of crime isn't how things should be?