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I don't know why people are easily willing to sacrifice their rights to curtail "terrorism" that has killed fewer people than lightning strikes, but with a pand

• bumby 6y ago
  I suspect it has to do with the visibility how much those rights affect their day-to-day lives. Most people notice very little, if at all, when privacy rights are breached in the name of fighting terrorism. Even protocols like those of the TSA are only witnessed occasionally. However, people quickly notice when their workplace, or local pub or park, are shut down because it affects them on a daily basis.
• mcv 6y ago
  Because there was far more fear mongering around terrorism, it was unpatriotic to claim it wasn't such a big deal, and there was more property damage. Maybe it's the property damage that really makes it different in the eyes of many people. People die from all sorts of causes, but skyscrapers don't just collapse. It makes it more real, I guess. Also: a clearer group of people to blame for it.
• cal5k 6y ago
  Neither is a good excuse to curtail civil liberties. And, frankly, I doubt terrorism would have the same psychological impact if it mostly targeted people in long-term care facilities with serious pre-existing health issues.
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