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Yes, it is sad that 3,000 people died in 9/11 but more people died in drunk driving, murders, accidents, etc. |
The sad part is that us, as Americans, have grown accustomed to Drunk driving deaths, murders and the rest. It's something we see on tv everyday, and think nothing of it. You can't stop a murder, much like you can't stop a terrorist attack. You might be able to postpone it, but if there is a will, there is a way, and with these terrorist groups reaching into the thousands of followers, there is always a way.
The governments job is to keep us happy, and the easiest way to do that is to keep us safe. They've shown as an image of safe, after releasing the Patriot Act, creating the department of Homeland security, and going to war in Iraq. But the people want more, even tho they haven't been in any immediate danger since 2001, 3 years ago.
Say your nieghbors home was broken into, you have the right to be scared. But would you still be scared 3 years down the road? Even 3 weeks? Us as Americans have put the image of fear in our own heads, and using one terrorist attack as the reason. It's not the government with "fear tactics", it's our own media and friends, getting together and sharing thier fears.