Terrorism

[arcadian]

[Buzz Clik]

1. This poll scares me. I'm too paralyzed to vote.

[arcadian]

2. That made in the USA terrorist jacket scares me.

It's so precise. So clean.

[onehandle]

3. I fear that the McVeighs are about to roar.

They were quiet for the last eight years, because they had a friend in the White House.

NRA/GOPers like McVeigh will speak soon.

[Quantess]

4. This poll choice is silly:

I have no fear of terrorism because I live in an out of the way location with few potential targets.

As everyone knows, how far away someone lives from a metropolitan area that is a potential target for terrorism is directly proportional to that person's fear of terrorism.

[arcadian]

5. Source?

n/t

[Quantess]

6. It was partly humor.

Have you not noticed that people who live way out in the middle of nowhere tend to place a disproporionately high priority on "fighting terrorism", while New Yorkers tend to be far more moderate about it?

[RedCappedBandit]

7. I've noticed it, and it frustrates me to no end

People like Bush use the disaster that befell NYC and other parts of the country to further their political agenda, when they don't even give two shits about this state or its people

[Quantess]

11. Why don't they ask New Yorkers and other urbanites their opinions

about DEFENDING OUR FREEDOMS!!!!1 :eyes:

Neocons who have near ZERO threat of being victims of international terrorism scream the loudest about it. Yet urbanites who have the greatest statistical chance of being victims of international terrorism seem to take the risk in stride.

The last thing that right wing wackadoos who live 50 miles from the nearest town want to do is ask New Yorkers how frightened they are of terrorism, even though 9-11 happened in the middle of NYC.

Of course, the few liberals and moderates live 50 miles from the nearest town may have a more balanced set of priorities than the RWers.

[cali]

9. nope. haven't noticed that at all here in

Vermont. Sorry to dash your illusions about us hicks.

[Quantess]

13. Okay, so my theory isn't perfect. But, I wasn't referring to Democrats or liberals anyway.

Specifically, neocons who live 50 miles from the nearest town are the most fearful of terrorist attacks.

[cali]

15. My guess is most neocons live in D.C. or NY

and Barbara Olsen a right winger if ever there was one was on one of the planes that crashed into the WTC.

[Quantess]

16. So, are you suggesting that my observation is completely off base.

No correlation whatsoever. :shrug:
I don't understand your point.

[cali]

18. yes. I'm suggesting it's a fundamentally flawed theory.

[Fumesucker]

19. I'm surrounded by neocons...

In a near-rural portion of my state.

They are scared spitless of "terrorists".

[cali]

22. The word neocon is ridiculously misused around here n/t

[Fumesucker]

23. A rose by any other name..

Loyal Bushies, 28%er's, Palinophiles..

Whatever you want to call them, they are thick in my neck of the woods.

[greguganus]

10. Plus, no matter where you live, radiation will find you, unless you are already living

in an underground bunker somewhere, stocked up with food for years.

Oh, and for the freepers: This doesn't mean you are safe in your mom's basement with a 10-year supply of Cheetos and Mountain Dew.

[TexasObserver]

8. It's not "terrorists" who set aside the constitution and instituted domestic spying.

The US government and its shadowy contractors are the only real threat to the freedom of Americans. A bunch of fucking goat herders in the Mideast are not going to threaten America. Only a government that abuses the constitution can do that.

[Radical Activist]

12. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Still true today. I fear the way fear has been used by political leaders to manipulate the public.

[leftstreet]

14. People should not be afraid of their governments,

governments should be afraid of their people.

[Greyhound]

17. My answer, too.

" When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny." - Thomas Paine
:kick: & R


ETA: This is also attributed to Jefferson, but I believe it was Paine

[Deja Q]

20. None of the above.

Oh, yeah, the shit's real. But your fearmongering isn't going to help anyone ENJOY LIFE.

[arcadian]

21. So, talking about terrorism is now fear mongering?

Ohhhhkay. Let's go down to the corner soda shop and get a malt? :shrug:

[ogneopasno]

24. None of the above.