Anyone actually fear terrorists?

[SEXY-FETUS]

Anyone out there actually scared of terrorist? Not scared they'll hit somewhere again, but actually scared you may be hurt or killed in a terrorist attack?

[RedScorpion]

Actually, I'm more 'scared' of the gung-ho people who don't respect the qualities of war and think its all a game or some bs.

Like "Lets just fucking nuke them all!!!", or "I wanna kill some under equiped bastards!".

It seems like the terrorists and them have the same mindset >_>

But no, not really scared of a terrorist attack.

[Samuel-HALL]

Know what scares me, to my very fucking core?

People who act as if terrorism is 'no big deal'.

[Blackhawkdown]

Not in paticular. While I do think that we should all be vigilante and look out for the next attack, I don't fear being killed in an attack. I really don't worry about it anymore, what it really comes down to is a persons acceptance of their morality. A person who knows they're going to die at some point and has come to terms with that will fear a terrorist attack much less then somebody who has not accepted their mortailty. I beleive the old quote of "Cowards die many times, but the valiant only taste death but once." would fit in with this.

[gussiejives]

Nope. I mean, there's the possibility that Toronto is a target, but I think there are bigger fish to fry.

[MoralLibertarian]

I don't live my life afraid that any day might be "the next attack," no.

But I think it would be foolish to ignore the threat.

[Maus]

Eyes clear, ears open. I don't live as if an attack is imminent, but I stay aware of what's happening.

[IllustriousPotentate]

I can't say that I fear it. I don't go out wondering if there's going to be a terrorist attack today.

I do, however, make sure I am thoroughly prepared for a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.

I maintain an emergency kit at my house, including:

--1 weeks supply of canned and other non-perishable food items
--6 gallons of water
--can opener
--1 million candlepower flashlight, with extra battery
--2 extra sets of clothing
--blankets
--breathing masks
--complete 1st aid kit
--pet food (hey, pets are family too)
--swiss army knife
--duct tape
--tarp
--$50 cash

In my car, I keep:

--at least half a tank of gas
--a blanket from fall to spring
--can of fix a flat
--a couple of energy or candy bars
--2- 1 liter bottles of water
--$2.00 in quarters
--flashlight
--first aid kit
--a piece of red cloth
--emergency flares

This may seem overboard, but it's not. It's good preparedness, even if you live out in the middle of Podunk, Arkansas--you should have these items.

When I'm in public, I always keep an eye out for suspicious activity, not so much to watch for terrorists, but to watch out for criminals.

[seventy-one]

No, I'm not scared of terrorists, the realization is there though, you have to be aware of what's going on. I, like other NG users, spend the better part of my day near a potential terrorist target, but fearing the terrorists only give them another victory, you just have to live life as it goes, without the fear of a terrorist attack. However, you should be prepared in case there's an attack...

[bcdemon]

I live in the sweet ass Okanagan Valley of British Columbia Canada, why the fuck would I fear a terrorist LOL. Unless they take up car bombing fruit stands, I have nothing to fear.

[Turke-tron]

Well I guess living in a huge city, I do have a slight fear. Otherwise, I don't fear terrorism as much as I fear any other danger in life.

[Wamzlee]

I'm not really too scared, but I do expect the worse if anything.

What really scares me is the paranoia many people have. They think anyone who dissents with the President or the Iraq War are terrorists or in alignment with the terrorists.

Just goes to show that there is no clear image of who we are trying to fight.

I am afraid America could be moving into a time where criticism will be viewed as a bomb threat.

[fli]

OMG--
You're right!

Somewhere at someplace... at sometime, somebody may somehow die somewhat unexpectedly.

I guess I should feel fear--
If only I weren't inflicted with my terminal disease.

It's called life, and I'm doomed to die!
I someway...

[ReiperX]

I don't fear terrorists at all. Is terrorism a big deal? yes. But if we allow the fear or terrorism to run our lives, then guess what, the terrorists have won.

One of the best things President Bush ever said was <well other than about the new Judge he's trying to get in>, and these words are not exact its been a long time since I heard them, "The American people need to get on with their lives and live them once again."

BTW second favorite is about his new "judge" he wants in the supreme court " I know she has no experience being a judge, thats why I am putting her there, and it makes perfect sense to me..."

Anyways back to the topic. I do try and keep tabs on whats going on in the world, I do try and understand the hatred towards the US. I also do keep an eye out for things that might go wrong.

[AapoJoki]

If it happens, it happens. True you can get killed nowadays in terrorist attack, but you can also get struck by a lightning or die in a car accident, the latter of which, by the way, is far more likely to happen to you than a deadly terrorist attack.

[Matthew-A-McConnell]

Living in Perth, Western Australia, I frankly do not even give a flying fuck, as we're a bloody boring city with no huge targets, unless you wanna bomb our beaches.

[Der-Ubermensch]

Seeing as an attack on Canada would have the terrorist factions losing any sort of credibility and "sympathy" from the west, no, I do not fear them.

[LegendaryU2K]

At 10/24/05 11:35 PM, SEXY_FETUS wrote: Anyone out there actually scared of terrorist? Not scared they'll hit somewhere again, but actually scared you may be hurt or killed in a terrorist attack?

No, i walk with GOD, so i'm pretty much untouchable.

[Zen444]

In Iraq, the people are afraid of the American terrorists bombing there houses.

As it happens everyday there.

[punisher19848]

At 10/25/05 01:34 PM, Zen444 wrote: In Iraq, the people are afraid of the American terrorists bombing there houses.

As it happens everyday there.

What American terrorists? When was the last time an American in Iraq filled his body/vehicle with explosives, whent into a place of public gathering, and blowing himself away (while shouting some bullshit religious retorice like "God fucking hates you all!")? Last time I checked, NONE!

Now ho often have similair scenarios been done with radicalist, religious zealots (usually Muslim)? QUITE A FEW!!!

Sit down; you obviously don't have any fucking clue as to what your talking about.

[adamsaysmoesgay]

At 10/24/05 11:35 PM, SEXY_FETUS wrote: Anyone out there actually scared of terrorist? Not scared they'll hit somewhere again, but actually scared you may be hurt or killed in a terrorist attack?

not really, i live in a area that is full of arabic people in michigan(dearborn), and the terrorists wouldnt gain anything killing there own people or destroying anything in dearborn....

[adamsaysmoesgay]

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote: What American terrorists? When was the last time an American in Iraq filled his body/vehicle with explosives, whent into a place of public gathering, and blowing himself away (while shouting some bullshit religious retorice like "God fucking hates you all!")? Last time I checked, NONE!

Now ho often have similair scenarios been done with radicalist, religious zealots (usually Muslim)? QUITE A FEW!!!

Sit down; you obviously don't have any fucking clue as to what your talking about.

you dont know what your talking about. Such stuff doesnt get put on the american media, becuase it is regulated by certain people. There are people that are killing innocent people there, and you just dont know about it since you dont live there or dont get arabic news. Check again buddy....same with afghanistan, people have been getting burned, but it just turned out they got caught this time....

[Maus]

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote: Last time I checked, NONE!

Timothy McVeigh comes to mind.

[Blackhawkdown]

At 10/25/05 02:50 PM, adamsaysmoesgay wrote:

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote:

you dont know what your talking about. Such stuff doesnt get put on the american media, becuase it is regulated by certain people. There are people that are killing innocent people there, and you just dont know about it since you dont live there or dont get arabic news. Check again buddy....same with afghanistan, people have been getting burned, but it just turned out they got caught this time....

Oh yes, the whole mass conspiracy thing. The media is being controlled by the Bush adminsitration. That's why the media paints the war in such a bad light and criticizes him daily, right? And of course a news network like Aljazzera is going to give us the most fair and balanced reporting ever. And are you reffering to the incident were the bodies of two terrorist were burned for sanitation purposes? If you are, how does that have anything to do with US soldiers being terrorist?

At 10/25/05 03:06 PM, Maus wrote:

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote: Last time I checked, NONE!

Timothy McVeigh comes to mind.

Yes we do have some homegrown terrorist who attack Americans, but how many incidents are there of a US citizen going to a Aribic country and conducting a purposeful terrorist attack against civilians?

[fli]

At 10/25/05 03:06 PM, Maus wrote:

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote: Last time I checked, NONE!

Timothy McVeigh comes to mind.

And also Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski, Ph.D., AKA "The Unabomber".

Wiki lists this entry like this:
"Theodore Kaczynski, an American terrorist."

[RedScorpion]

At 10/25/05 04:10 PM, Blackhawkdown wrote:
Yes we do have some homegrown terrorist who attack Americans, but how many incidents are there of a US citizen going to a Aribic country and conducting a purposeful terrorist attack against civilians?

Don't forget the qualities of 'terrorism'

Terrorism - the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

I'll leave it at that...

[BenDoesntFold]

At 10/24/05 11:35 PM, SEXY_FETUS wrote: Anyone out there actually scared of terrorist? Not scared they'll hit somewhere again, but actually scared you may be hurt or killed in a terrorist attackFatalities

Number of fatalities

World Trade Center
Towers
2,595

Flight 11
92

Flight 175
65

Pentagon
Building
125

Flight 77
64

Shanksville
Flight 93
45

Total
2,986

At the World Trade Center, faced with a desperate situation of smoke and burning heat from the jet fuel, an estimated 200 people jumped to their deaths from the burning towers, landing on the streets and rooftops of adjacent buildings hundreds of feet below (a reaction to the attacks similar to the effects of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the burning of the General Slocum). In addition, some of the occupants of each tower above its point of impact made their way upward towards the roof in hope of helicopter rescue. No rescue plan existed for such an eventuality. By some accounts, fleeing occupants instead encountered locked access doors upon reaching the roof. As many as 1,366 people were trapped at and above the floors of impact in the North Tower (1 WTC). None of them survived. As many as 600 people were trapped at and above the floors of impact in the South Tower (2 WTC). Only about 18 managed to escape in time from above the impact zone and out of the South Tower before it collapsed.

According to Associated Press, the city identified over 1,600 bodies but was unable to identify the rest of the bodies (about 1,100 people). They report that the city has "about 10,000 unidentified bone and tissue fragments that cannot be matched to the list of the dead" (AP, 23 February 2005).ID BE FUKIN SCARED!

[Paranoia]

At 10/26/05 08:26 AM, AndyCapp wrote: ID BE FUKIN SCARED!

But are you?

There's too much death in the world to be afraid of every single cause. You'd never leave the house!

[punisher19848]

At 10/25/05 02:50 PM, adamsaysmoesgay wrote:
you dont know what your talking about. Such stuff doesnt get put on the american media, becuase it is regulated by certain people.

All media is regulated by "certain people:" Arab media included! I, for one, don't trust most of the Arab press (Al-Jezeera especially) because they have every reason
to see us leave; therefore, they will do all in their power to get us to leave.

There are people that are killing innocent people there, and you just dont know about it since you dont live there or dont get arabic news. Check again buddy....same with afghanistan, people have been getting burned, but it just turned out they got caught this time....

First of all, of course some innocents are getting killed: that happens in all wars (American or otherwise). Secondly, I have no objection to what the Marines did to the bodies of their enemies (combatants; not civilians). Torching the remains of one's foe does send a strong message to them that can negatively impact the moral of the enemy.

[punisher19848]

At 10/25/05 03:06 PM, Maus wrote:

At 10/25/05 02:03 PM, punisher19848 wrote: Last time I checked, NONE!

Timothy McVeigh comes to mind.

He's not currently not operating in Iraq, now is he? I was refering to that chucklehead's comment on American terrorists in Iraq (not in our homeland).

Besides, McVeigh is the exception to the rule: most anti-western terrorists tend to have religious vendettas against us, he did not.