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In Reply to: also true, is... posted by Dave B on May 27, 2020 at 07:51:18:
It's right up there with heart disease and cancer.
What I don't get is the massive over-reaction post-9/11 to the relatively miniscule threat of terrorism, contrasted against the under-reaction to the much bigger threat of the pandemic. Has our perspective on death really changed that much in 20 years?
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- If you want to call 100k in two months "modest" - Dave_K 05/27/2008:46:49 05/27/20 (90)
- You can certainly chose... - Dave B 09:17:28 05/27/20 (5)
- RE: You can certainly chose... - rivervalley817 09:40:15 05/27/20 (0)
- You choose not to understand - Batman 09:36:43 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: You can certainly chose... - Dave_K 09:27:22 05/27/20 (2)
- RE: You can certainly chose... - Dave B 09:41:09 05/27/20 (1)
- RE: You can certainly chose... - rivervalley817 10:02:10 05/27/20 (0)
- "miniscule threat of terrorism".... you must be joking! - TWB 08:58:51 05/27/20 (13)
- You're talking about those domestic terrorists, right?... - musetap 10:22:56 05/27/20 (0)
- Not much for numbers, are you? - Dave_K 09:22:03 05/27/20 (11)
- RE: Not much for numbers, are you? - Dave B 10:16:33 05/27/20 (0)
- IF people want to SIP indefinitely, LET THEM!... - TWB 09:43:31 05/27/20 (6)
- Are you sure that it's "moving the goalposts", and not...- - MWE 17:00:34 05/28/20 (3)
- Learning more about/adapting to a NOVEL virus involves progress... - musetap 09:59:04 05/29/20 (2)
- RE: Learning more about/adapting to a NOVEL virus involves progress... - rivervalley817 10:01:11 05/29/20 (1)
- Less than... at least them Liberal Artists manage to write a NOVEL, act in a movie... - musetap 12:06:49 05/29/20 (0)
- I'll be glad to send you the money to get into the pool so long... - musetap 10:27:34 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: IF people want to SIP indefinitely, LET THEM!... - rivervalley817 10:07:29 05/27/20 (0)
- Cognitive dissonance.... - ghost of olddude55 09:41:22 05/27/20 (2)
- you're absolutely correct! Right up until... - Dave B 10:20:08 05/27/20 (1)
- RE: you're absolutely correct! Right up until... - rivervalley817 10:36:08 05/27/20 (0)
- Interesting that you bring that up. - ghost of olddude55 08:57:40 05/27/20 (69)
- RE: Interesting that you bring that up. - Dave B 09:28:27 05/27/20 (68)
- PATRIOT Act had nothing to do with immigration. - ghost of olddude55 09:37:23 05/27/20 (67)
- RE: PATRIOT Act had nothing to do with immigration. - Dave B 10:10:25 05/27/20 (58)
- A state of flux? - ghost of olddude55 11:17:36 05/27/20 (57)
- RE: A state of flux? - Dave B 11:39:33 05/27/20 (56)
- RE: A state of flux? - rivervalley817 13:17:22 05/27/20 (49)
- RE: A state of flux? - Dave B 14:13:12 05/27/20 (48)
- RE: A state of flux? - rivervalley817 14:56:58 05/27/20 (47)
- it's worse... - Dave B 15:17:30 05/27/20 (46)
- RE: it's worse... - rivervalley817 15:30:46 05/27/20 (45)
- RE: it's worse... - LouGiants 16:04:00 05/27/20 (29)
- RE: it's worse... - Dave B 17:00:30 05/27/20 (4)
- RE: it's worse... - LouGiants 17:47:21 05/27/20 (3)
- RE: it's worse... - rivervalley817 18:21:45 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: it's worse... - Dave B 18:17:02 05/27/20 (1)
- RE: it's worse... - rivervalley817 18:27:27 05/27/20 (0)
- " big mistake by Trump".... ummm there has been MORE than a few of those.... - TWB 16:45:29 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: it's worse... - rivervalley817 16:15:43 05/27/20 (22)
- seriously - Dave B 17:05:47 05/27/20 (21)
- RE: seriously - uncle mag 18:45:02 05/27/20 (20)
- RE: seriously - rivervalley817 20:54:06 05/27/20 (8)
- RE: seriously - uncle mag 12:42:49 05/28/20 (4)
- RE: seriously - rivervalley817 12:54:56 05/28/20 (3)
- RE: seriously - uncle mag 14:40:36 05/28/20 (2)
- RE: seriously - Dave B 16:56:46 05/28/20 (1)
- RE: seriously - uncle mag 17:33:19 05/28/20 (0)
- RE: seriously - rivervalley817 10:42:31 05/28/20 (2)
- We don't need anymore sockpuppets here either (nt) - TWB 10:55:21 05/28/20 (1)
- RE: We don't need anymore sockpuppets here either (nt) - rivervalley817 11:03:42 05/28/20 (0)
- what a breath of fresh air! - Dave B 19:27:38 05/27/20 (10)
- RE: what a breath of fresh air! - Inmate51 21:30:45 05/27/20 (2)
- RE: what a breath of fresh air! - rivervalley817 21:38:32 05/27/20 (1)
- I Have To - Inmate51 07:55:18 05/28/20 (0)
- RE: what a breath of fresh air! - uncle mag 21:08:01 05/27/20 (6)
- "He needs to be strategic about how he brings Durham's report to light"... - TWB 21:18:32 05/27/20 (4)
- RE: "He needs to be strategic about how he brings Durham's report to light"... - uncle mag 21:52:29 05/27/20 (2)
- Of course not! Did you get my email? (nt) - TWB 22:16:07 05/27/20 (1)
- RE: Of course not! Did you get my email? (nt) - uncle mag 22:32:58 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: "He needs to be strategic about how he brings Durham's report to light"... - rivervalley817 21:29:02 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: what a breath of fresh air! - rivervalley817 21:16:42 05/27/20 (0)
- you cannot be serious... - Dave B 15:55:59 05/27/20 (14)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - LouGiants 18:11:17 05/27/20 (13)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - Dave B 18:19:26 05/27/20 (12)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - LouGiants 15:00:56 05/28/20 (10)
- Phew!!!!! (wipes brow) - Dave B 17:04:51 05/28/20 (0)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 15:52:31 05/28/20 (8)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - LouGiants 14:26:31 05/29/20 (1)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 14:43:25 05/29/20 (0)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 16:09:43 05/28/20 (5)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - Dave B 17:07:50 05/28/20 (4)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - LouGiants 15:31:46 05/29/20 (3)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 15:43:16 05/29/20 (2)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - LouGiants 16:58:44 05/29/20 (1)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 18:03:37 05/29/20 (0)
- RE: you cannot be serious... - rivervalley817 18:27:51 05/27/20 (0)
- You realize you can't have it both ways? - ghost of olddude55 12:45:18 05/27/20 (5)
- There's an inconsistency here... - Dave B 14:10:22 05/27/20 (4)
- RE : William Barr is so far up Trump's butt... - MWE 19:42:52 05/28/20 (0)
- RE: There's an inconsistency here... - rivervalley817 14:48:06 05/27/20 (2)
- you are in for a rude awakening... - Dave B 14:58:04 05/27/20 (1)
- RE: you are in for a rude awakening... - rivervalley817 15:05:33 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: PATRIOT Act had nothing to do with immigration. - rivervalley817 09:52:49 05/27/20 (7)
- The cognitive dissonance is deafening. nt - ghost of olddude55 11:18:28 05/27/20 (6)
- Ok, now that you used the term twice... - Dave B 12:41:51 05/27/20 (5)
- RE: Ok, now that you used the term twice... - rivervalley817 13:11:40 05/27/20 (0)
- It's painfully obvious that neither facts nor logic work worth a damn. nt - ghost of olddude55 12:46:34 05/27/20 (2)
- Methinks you are MUCH better off checking out Stevie Nicks paradies... - musetap 15:28:34 05/27/20 (0)
- RE: It's painfully obvious that neither facts nor logic work worth a damn. nt - rivervalley817 13:18:52 05/27/20 (0)
- +1 (nt) - TWB 12:43:36 05/27/20 (0)