Fear is also highly irrational. We have a 9/11 in terms of auto deaths about every month. We watch millions die from a preventable pandemic just to keep the eco

Fear is also highly irrational. We have a 9/11 in terms of auto deaths about every month. We watch millions die from a preventable pandemic just to keep the economy going. Neither of these things seems to provoke much desire from the state to protect americans. I don't think it's just fear, either. I remember the bloodlust and feigned victimhood that spilled out after 9/11 and I never want to live through that again. We got permission to behave in the worst way possible and so much of our culture never recovered from that. We now live under a more despotic government than we ever accused the soviets of. "patriotism" can kiss my ass