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sure, if terrorism was happening regularly we would be concerned with more than just our own lives. but i really don't think those numbers are misleading.
1:6,000,000 is roughly 0.000 016 667 %. chance of being struck by lightning is between 2 and 20 times greater (depending who you ask). chance of dying in a car accident is about 1:250 (0.4%). regardless, if you don't worry about lightning, you shouldn't worry about le threat du jour. of course, it's not my place to make up your mind. this is just simple math, but perhaps even that is debatable here.
not that our leaders should be complacent. they should do their best given their resources to protect us from legit issues. the average person, however, could calm down a bit.
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