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The news likes to make terrorism this scary boogeyman and that the only way to stop them is to spy on civilians. Terrorist attacks make easy news because they usually kill multiple people at a time.
However when you look at the statistics, you find that relatively few people die from terrorist attacks, at least in America.
From 1988 to 2005, around a million people died from car accidents. Meanwhile the bar for terrorist attacks is barely visible and a majority of them died in 9/11.
So next time you see Donald Trump on television talking about how Obama isn't doing enough to keep America safe or a campaign ad attacking a candidate who dares support a bill which may limit the ability to find terrorists, remember that you are fare more likely to die in a car accident or a non terrorist homicide than a terrorist attack and I can tell you from experience that I know only 1 person who died from a car accident.
However when you look at the statistics, you find that relatively few people die from terrorist attacks, at least in America.
From 1988 to 2005, around a million people died from car accidents. Meanwhile the bar for terrorist attacks is barely visible and a majority of them died in 9/11.
So next time you see Donald Trump on television talking about how Obama isn't doing enough to keep America safe or a campaign ad attacking a candidate who dares support a bill which may limit the ability to find terrorists, remember that you are fare more likely to die in a car accident or a non terrorist homicide than a terrorist attack and I can tell you from experience that I know only 1 person who died from a car accident.