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What is America's Biggest Terror Threat? (Original Post) liberalnarb Jan 2016 OP
So, since 9/11, 0.02% of 215,000 murders were Hortensis Jan 2016 #1
Their head would explode. liberalnarb Jan 2016 #2
LOL. A final break with a friend came when Hortensis Jan 2016 #3
I don't associate with people like that. liberalnarb Jan 2016 #4
Obesity NobodyHere Jan 2016 #5
Thats up there too. liberalnarb Jan 2016 #6
I'm personally at a higher risk from Islamic terrorism than from "right-wing terrorism". Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #7
Lets take a look at two of those liberalnarb Jan 2016 #8

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
1. So, since 9/11, 0.02% of 215,000 murders were
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 01:51 PM
Jan 2016

committed by Muslim terrorists, and 60% of those (11 and 13) were from 2 events.

Of course, a far greater threat comes from our own right-wing haters acting out.

Although, btw, those 215,000 deaths were about 0.065% of all Americans. Grab the nearest conservative and tell him that so he can calm down. Bad as it is, guaranteed he'll think it was far higher.

 

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)
2. Their head would explode.
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 01:53 PM
Jan 2016

It doesn't matter what facts I presented to them they still would believe me.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. LOL. A final break with a friend came when
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 01:59 PM
Jan 2016

she started carrying a knife on her daily walks because of some brown-skinned boys who'd play on one of the streets after school. And our city was usually 15th or below in lowest crime in the nation. No, she wasn't crazy. She was very conservative and...just naturally very concerned.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
7. I'm personally at a higher risk from Islamic terrorism than from "right-wing terrorism".
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 02:19 PM
Jan 2016

And I suspect that many DUers are, too.

Looking back, I have been in several spots where there have been Islamic terrorist attacks and where I would have been killed if I had happened to have been there at a different time. I have never once been in a place where a right-wing terrorist attack has taken place.

Also, I fly quite frequently, and while there have been several Islamic terrorist attacks on aircraft there has not been a single right-wing terrorist attack on one.

14 people were killed in San Bernadino. 130 people were killed in Paris. Those blustering idiots in Oregon, however, have not killed or even hurt one single person.

 

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)
8. Lets take a look at two of those
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 03:41 PM
Jan 2016

Number One:

"Also, I fly frequently, and while there have been several Islamic terrorist attacks on aircraft there has not been a single right wing terrorist attack on one."

9/11. Let me explain. Any religious fundamentalist prepared to fly a plane into a building based on religion is right wing to me. To be honest, in my opinion, Islamic terrorism is right wing terrorism.

Number Two:


14 people were killed in San Bernadino. 130 people were killed in Paris. Those blustering idiots in Oregon, however, have not killed or even hurt one single person.


Maybe not them. But if you paid any attention to the video, there are an average of 337 right wing terrorist attacks per year. Yes, right wing terrorists kill people.


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