Terrorism is the most overrated thing in politics

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  1. jones343434

    jones343434 Member

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    1 out 3.6 billion chance a person dies from a terrorist act. If trump believes in safety then we should vette more drives to make America safe again. More bad drivers kill people because of driving than terrorism by far in America.
     
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    HTownMarine Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That's a bull(*)(*)(*)(*) stat, but...

    More people are killed by bad drivers than by guns, yet there were the Democrats, trying every step of the way to keep them out of the hands of law abiding citizens.
     
  3. jones343434

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    Let's stick to the topic. Post another topic about guns and we can talk about that. Btw comparison is awful because gun violence is a much bigger threat and closer to bad driving deaths.

    If trump wants America safe how come he does not put safety measures on bigger threats

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...migration-ban-syria-yemen-libya-a7548151.html
     
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    ImNotOliver Well-Known Member

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    I have absolutely no fear of being killed by a terrorist.
     
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    But you can't get the single toothers whipped up into a slobbering frenzy over traffic safety.
     
  6. Merwen

    Merwen Well-Known Member

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    Some areas in the US are already 5% Muslim, the point at which they become more aggressive. IMO we will see how that plays out soon.
     
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    Prove it's a bull (*)(*)(*)(*) stat?

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    I have yet to have one Republican argue down the vetting policies Obama already had in place.
     
  8. Texas Republican

    Texas Republican Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I knew 4 people who were killed on 9/11. I guess those 4 take care of 14.4 billion other people, if my math is right.
     
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    The nearly 3000 people who died on 9/11 would disagree with your statistics.
     
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    You will will think that until they come and stick you in a cage and burn you to death, or thrust you down to your knees and slice your head off with a butcher knife. It's all a matter of perspective.... :smile:
     
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    I'm talking refugee terrorism.
     
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    logical1 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Tell that to the nearly 3000 families of the victims of 9-11, and the Boston bombers.
     
  13. creation

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    Hmmm

    128 dead in Paris.

    88 in Nice.

    9 in Belgium.

    Birmingham 24 dead

    Florida 49 at a gay nightclub.


    Lol.
     
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    Over 11,000 people die in the US from gun homicides unrelated to terrorism every year.. in fact, over 700 people die in the US every year from falling out of bed. I don't doubt that you are afraid of terrorism, but when you take a minute to apply more critical thought to the risks you take every day by going to bed, getting up and leaving your house, terrorism is near the very bottom of the list of things that could do you harm. Even if you were to rule out all accidents and only go by the different kinds of homicides that could kill you, terrorism is less than 1% of 1% of that risk.
     
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    Another interesting statistic is that immediately after the attack by an Islamic Terrorist on gays in a nightclub California gays went on record stipulating that, "Screw the Left's anti-gun party plank," and that they were going to arm themselves. I bet that none of those survivors and nor any of their family or friends consider terrorism to be a mere trifle. Nobody actually touched by reality ever does; which is WHY leftists NEED their safe spaces, so that they can remain insulated from reality.
     
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    It is about how ME Muslim immigrants are a social cancer.
     
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    Good, nor should anyone...that is why they are called terrorist, they win when others are terrified, not dead.
    Trump just caved in to their demands. He has now just put them right where they want them selves, able to effect the world from such a small scale of attacks.
    Strange that America is so willing to bend over and be defeated by terrorists in my opinion. I guess I can now see elections are won due to them...Bush 2nd term, and now Trump.
     
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    There was only one person killed by an alligator in 2015 in Florida.

    You know why?

    Because people don't let alligators into their houses.
     
  19. creation

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    Indeed your point is well taken in regard to wider comparisons.

    But let's say that these numbers I gave you were related to airplane crashes each year instead of random murder. One would expect some drastic measures wouldn't one?
     
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    The statistics for plane crashes are already higher than the numbers you presented. The number of people killed by plane crashes in 2015 alone was 374, which is a bigger number than all the attacks you mentioned combined. I should also note that 2015 was the safest year in aviation history. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/2015-was-the-safest-year-in-aviation-history/

    So to answer your question, the number of people killed by plane crashes each year are already higher than those numbers, and we haven't taken drastic measures.
     
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    Almost twice as many Americans are killed by right wing extremists as by Muslim terrorists. Source. White men are the biggest threat for terrorist attacks in the US. Still it's a very small risk.

    If you want to worry about something killing you start with the food you eat.
     
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    No racism and bigotry is the most overrated and over used. By far. The world is the least racist, sexist, bigoted its ever been and yet people see it everywhere it doesn't exist.
     
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    Its not terrorism that you should be afraid of. Its islam.
    Islam demands terrorism. Islam creates female genital mutilation.
    Islam is the cause of sharia law, which islam demands to be spread worldwide.
    Sharia law is handed down by males..never women..
    Islam demands honour killings.
    Whilst islam spreads, as will terrorism.
    Learn about islam and then make up your mind before you babble about
    the religion of peace.
    Btw..learn a little about victimology, which goes hand in glove with political correctness,
    multiculturalism and dhimmitude..and the gradual decline of freedom of speech
    in all countries, commonly called islamophobia.
    And learn a little about how certain politicians in Europe are selling a dump to their countries
    by welcoming islam with open arms.
     
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    How do you know? Do you have facts like I do?
     
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    The white race has done more harm to blacks in the past and present than any Muslim.
     

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