Warrigal
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I've edited my post because the computer seems to have substituted tourism for terrorism
Toddlers have shot and killed more people in the US than Muslim terrorists 2015 and 2016
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I knew that's what it meant but at first wondered why tourists were threatening - I've been a tourist there!
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Yes, it's about paranoia. That said, I can only think of a small handful of incidences when Muslim terrorists used a gun in the US...Fort Hood, the military recruiting office, and an office party/baby shower. Might be others, but my point is; they don't usually rely on guns.
Doesn't matter if it's a gun. Dead is dead.
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Of course, but the article focused on guns. And toddlers. Again, the point was paranoia. Just kind of an odd way to make that point, imo.
Makes perfect sense to me. Toddlers with guns vs terrorists (no matter what method they use). Who kills more people is the point.
I think that the news media hypes the terrorist threat and creates waves of paranoia, which is mainly reflected in the reaction on social media. I don't think that social media is necessarily an accurate reflection of deeply held thoughts/feelings, as it's easy to blast out a tweet or FB comment, then go about one's daily business.
Here in San Bernardino County, where an actual terrorist attack occurred by actual Muslim extremists, life goes on; we know what happened but no one is ruminating about it.
Do you remember the reaction when Trump said 'total and complete ban on Muslims....'? Massive cheering. Even members of my own family think most Muslims belong to Al Qaeda or ISIL. I like to go to the comments section of newspapers online see what people are saying but I'm particular about what newspaper I go to - no trash papers.
We had a terrorist drive a car with explosives into the airport building nearest to where I live - Glasgow - in 2007. Now only buses and taxis can get near the building and after they go through a checkpoint. And, of course, the London underground and bus bombings in 2005. Londoners just tend to get on with life when something happens. I sense that people in the US are far more paranoid than people here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6257194.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33253598
Well, Trump's audience is just a little further "out there" than the mainstream....I hope.
I think people that consume too much news media programming might be more paranoid; I know that in my own experience my anxiety level rises above normal levels if watch too much network TV news. :shrug:
Yes, but there are many millions of people supporting Trump which is horrifying in itself!
Too much news can cause stress, that's true. I feel stressed just seeing/hearing Trump! I becoming very worried that he could actually get elected! I'm going to a nervous wreck until November.
On a lighter note....the attack in Glasgow now has a lot of humor associated with it, at least for Scots. I believe there were only minor injuries to one policeman. A baggage handler who was taking a smoke break was standing there when the jeep which was on fire drove into the building. The terrorist was on fire. The policeman tried to subdue him but the terrorist began hitting him. So the baggage handler went over and kicked the terrorist, who was on fire. Our hero also has a very thick Glasgow accent which few outside of this area can understand. Apparently subtitles were used in news reports elsewhere when they showed his interview. I understood every word he said, including skoosh and 'set aboot ya' (stop you, beat you up).
Billy Connolly did a hilarious piece about this on one of his stand up performances as have other comedians.
Here's our hero:
And if you don't mind lots of f*** here is Billy Connolly's:
US news reports all mispronounced Glasgow. It's not Glass cow or Glass gow. It's Glaz-go.