Terrorists would never attack subways or trains. Who ever heard of such a thing?

[FrodosPet]

12. I plan on taking an Amtrak to Chicago, maybe in early December, maybe next year

I might get killed in a car wreck on the way to the station. The train might derail in a pure bit of bad luck. I may have a heart attack or stroke in the lavatory. I could trip over my own feet and hit my head. Maybe I'll get food poisoning or Ebola. Who knows, a meteor or chunk of blue ice might fall from the sky and take me out. Something sometime is gonna kill me. Hopefully much later than sooner. I'm still going to Chicago on Amtrak for a couple days when I can afford it.

It's not about personal fear. I've been blessed to already have lived a pretty full, pretty cool life. Very little cash in my pocket for most of it, and some severe heartbreaks and disappointments. But I still found friends. I found smiles and adventure. I still found pride and purpose even when I was homeless in Houston and walked around picking up garbage because it was the right thing to do. So I'm good with my own life.

My fear is for civilization. Not only here in America, but in London and Paris and Baghdad and Raqqa. Alas, some people who want to deliberately cause death and destruction will have to die in a horribly brutal way to protect the largest number of innocents in this world. Yes, innocents too close to the enemy will also die in the process. But I believe, with a heavy heart and not some oooh rahhh bloodlust, that certain people and resources have to be disabled to stop the very real threat of terrorism.

I'm sorry I feel that way. I wish I didn't. It sucks a lot more than anyone here will ever believe.