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In reply to the discussion: Shit. Police: Officer shooting suspect claims allegiance to ISIS [View all]Glassunion
(10,201 posts)Terrorism is terrorism regardless of the nationality of those carrying it out. However, if you look at the big list of things that will kill you, terrorism is actually near the very bottom of the list.
I hate to be graphic about it, but here is one way to look at this... In France, on the day of the terrorist attacks, 130 people died as a result of terrorism. However about 400 died the same day from cancer, about 370 died from cardio vascular issues... Since the terror attack over 500 people have been killed there in automobile accidents.
You replied to this OP at 1:57pm EST, and since then about 160 people in the US have passed away from heart attacks, 10 have died in car accidents, 2 military veterans have committed suicide, etc... And these things don't just happen on one day. They march on happening every day.
Live on, and don't let stuff like this weigh on you.