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> Biden was citing the FBI itself He chose what to cite, and there's a reason he chose the figure that can most easily be massaged by picking and choosing what
by like_any_other 1y ago
> Biden was citing the FBI itself
He chose what to cite, and there's a reason he chose the figure that can most easily be massaged by picking and choosing what counts as terrorism and what doesn't, vs. something objective, like homicide rates.
- estearum 1y agoProbably because homicide rates have been going down for decades (with a slight COVID bump which has since diminished) while domestic terrorism rates have been going up for the last several years. I think it's clear based on your advocacy for a whites-only town what you're trying to get at here, but the data doesn't bear it out. Homicide isn't a growing emergency. Domestic terrorism is. That's why the FBI focused on it.
- like_any_other 1y agoSomething negligible has slightly increased, vs. something pervasive has slightly decreased. Clearly the thing that increased is more important!
- estearum 1y ago@g0rk why is terrorism considered so bad even though in absolute terms the number of deaths is far below accepted things like homicides, car crashes, or even falling down stairwells? Give it a shot!