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More American victims
Authored by: foobar104 on Sep 11, '03 05:52:26PM

I've heard this sort of sentiment expressed countless times today, in different contexts, and I can't seem to figure out why. What reason do you have to point this out on this day and in this place? Is it to say that we shouldn't be afraid of terrorist acts? I agree. Is it to say that cars kill people? That's beside the point. Is it to say that 9/11 wasn't significant? That's monstrously insensitive.

I guess what I'm saying is, I don't know whether to agree with you, ignore you, or be angry at you. Which means, at best, that you've failed to communicate effectively whatever message you were bearing.



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A bigger picture?
Authored by: thinkyhead on Sep 12, '03 05:09:32PM

I'm not sure there is a point. It is an interesting statistic, that's all. I don't personally conclude anything from it. If it has you not knowing what to conclude then I guess it's effect is the same on you as it is on me.

45,000 preventable accidental deaths per year don't make a big splash because they have no malicious agent behind them. For most there is no political meaning to be found. Yet they occur.

I believe these lost lives fit into the bigger picture.

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