No one is saying that deaths due to terrorism aren't bad. What we are saying is you need to step back a bit and look at relative risk.
Any death caused by a terrorist is bad, but we shouldn't let them "win" by changing our way of life to accommodate a threat that is perceived to be much bigger than it is. The problem at the moment appears to be we are getting so worried about one type of terrorism, we are giving it undue care and attention.
We also shouldn't be using a warped perception of the threat as an excuse to target others that only share a nation of origin, skin colour or religious affiliation, which seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. All you do there is further the aims of these terrorist groups.
Although the latter half of your post appears to be less about terrorism and more about your worry of "change". Is your fascination with Islamic terrorism less about the deaths, more about the fact it's to do with Islam and foreigners, which somehow means deaths due to them are more important than your "boring" nationalist or left/right winger?
Go on then, no one is stopping you. That said we have already discussed some of it already - r.e terrorist deaths worldwide over the last 15 years, which is largely confined to five countries - three of the biggest are failed states.
That would get boring fast, of course Islamic terror needs to stop. It's unlikely anyone is going to contest that.
This thread is actually about a tragic attack that has killed several people, unfortunately it then becomes a thread where people can start airing their complaints about everything from immigrants to Islam to nuking entire regions. I honestly try and avoid them because you know the responses people are going to post (thankfully with the harder moderating over the last year or two some of the most nasty comments are removed), but sometimes the illogic and hysteria of some people draws me in.
People need to get a grip or things really will turn sour. We have already had a rise in hate crime against minorities in recent years, which is exactly what this sort of terrorism is meant to achieve. We need to deal with the problem smartly and sensibly, not with a bunch of pitchforks and flaming torches. Sometimes threads like these aren't far off resembling the online equivalent of a barn full of angry locals about to go chase after Frankenstein. A bit of sense and rationality goes a long way IMO.
(Btw that's not aimed at posters like you and dowie. While I disagree with you guys a fair amount of the time you actually back up your comments and we can have sensible, rational discussions).
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