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Just to put the events into perspective: Number of people who died due to Hitler: ~50,000,000 Number of people who died due to terrorist attacks in the US: ~3
by jules 14y ago
Just to put the events into perspective:
Number of people who died due to Hitler: ~50,000,000
Number of people who died due to terrorist attacks in the US: ~3000
Number of people who die in a car accident in the US EVERY YEAR: ~40,000
Number of children who can be saved EVERY YEAR by bringing US infant mortality rate down to Slovenia's or Czech Republic's (!!) level: ~11,000
How many lives could be saved by directing anti-terrorist organization's funding towards preventing car accidents or other preventable causes of death?
- deleted 14y ago[deleted]
- antidoh 14y ago"How many lives could be saved by directing anti-terrorist organization's funding towards preventing car accidents or other preventable causes of death?" Yeah, but it's harder for the government to spy and control you using infant mortality or traffic safety as an excuse. And using tax dollars for improving infant mortality is socialism, while using tax dollars to grab your balls is patriotism.
- adamman 14y agoUnfortunately, it's not about how many lives can be saved. It's about how many dollars can be gained.
- enjolras 14y agoNumber of people who died due to military attacks in Afghanistan : nobody knows. At least 40 000, officially, but "we don't count". Seems legit.