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Thu Aug-10-06 11:14 PM
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39. I disagree...

"Hundreds killed would scare the shit out of us."

It wouldn't scare me - not in the least.

We must get beyond this business of being frightened by bogeymen. How may people die in car accidents every day? How many from cancer? How many from lack of proper health care?

There are many things to fear if we dwell on them. Terrorism is just one among many. The only real difference is all the drama associated with it.

If we ramp down the fear factor, we minimize its value as a tool for those who would use terrorism for political gain.

And seriously... there are many things we should fear more than terrorism.

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