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A death from an epidemic and a death from a terror attack are not equivalent in the threat they pose to a country. Terror attacks can destabilize political sys
by refurb 4y ago
A death from an epidemic and a death from a terror attack are not equivalent in the threat they pose to a country. Terror attacks can destabilize political systems and damage economies to a far greater extent than the number of dead might suggest.
- hedora 4y agoThe US gov't clearly doesn't care about terrorist attacks any more. They happen all the time, and hardly even make the news: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_... (3500 injured, 703 dead last year alone...)
- endominus 4y agoFor context, the CDC reports 24576 homicides in 2021, 19384 of which are firearm related. Don't know if redefining terrorism to include non-politically-motivated homicide is useful.
- refurb 4y agoThose don’t fit the definition of terrorism.
- hedora 4y agoI guess someone redefined terrorism then.