Vanishingly Remote Risk Of Terrorism (Coupled With Racial Prejudice) Evokes Fascist Takeover

Alan: The foremost appeal of fascism is the promise that an autocratic leader will take every repressive measure necessary to eliminate danger, thus making the sheeple safe.

But are really in danger? Getting behind the wheel of a car is many thousands of times more dangerous than the threat of terrorist carnage on American soil. In fact, driving a car is the single most dangerous thing we do every day.

The fundamental delusion of fascism (and fascists) is that danger can be eliminated by oppression or, for that matter, by any other means. 

Danger cannot, under any circumstance, be eliminated.

To some significant extent, Life, by its nature, is risky business.

In a sane society it is necessary to assess risk and then take reasonable measures that offer real promise of containing risk in a statistically meaningful way.

Here in the United States, more Americans are killed by toddlers than terrorists.

Here in the United States, nine (9) times as many Americans are killed by cops as are killed by terrorists.

Ask yourself this question.

Do you (or any of your friends, relatives, acquaintances) directly know someone who was killed (or injured) by a terrorist?

Now ask yourself this question.

Do you (or any of your friends, relatives, acquaintances) know someone who was killed (or injured) in an automobile accident.

And finally, consider this.

In western Europe, the number of people killed in car crashes per mile traveled is half the number in the United States. By imitating Western Europe's traffic laws (and other traffic practices) we could cut the number of American road fatalities by 17,500 (and probably reduce the number of significant vehicular injuries by 150,000).

Will you - or anyone you know - lift a finger to impede this preventable carnage?

See?

We terrorize ourselves in those domains where we are most viscerally triggered - "facts" be damned.

Faulty Risk Assessment And The Epidemic Spread Of Self-Terrorization

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/02/faulty-risk-assessment-and-epidemic.html

Toddlers Kill More Americans Than Terrorists. American Cops Kill Nine Times More Americans

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/03/toddlers-kill-more-americans-than.html

Americans Are 9 Times More Likely To Be Killed By A Policeman Than A Terrorist

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/americans-are-nine-9-times-more-likely.html

"More Americans Killed By Police Than By Terrorists Even Though Crime Is Down"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/03/more-americans-killed-by-police-than-by.html

There's Never Been A Safer Time For Cops Nor A More Dangerous Time For Criminals

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/theres-never-been-safer-time-to-be-cop.html

Self-Terrorization, The National Pastime

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/10/self-terrorization-national-pastime.html

"Saudi Support For Wahhabi Radicalism Is The Taproot Of Islamic Terror"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/09/saudi-arabians-support-for-wahhabi.html

The Weaponization Of Grief: Paris Terror And The Non-Contextualization Of News Coverage

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-weaponization-of-grief-paris-terror.html

Trump Will Go Full-Throttle Fascist Following The First Major Terror Attack.

Putin Knows This

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/01/trump-will-go-full-throttle-fascist.html

Trump's Most Egregious, In-Your-Face Fascist Declaration: "We're Going To Have To Do Things..."

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/08/trumps-most-egregious-in-your-face.html

Juan Cole: Paris Terrorists Wanted To Embolden The French Right

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/juan-cole-paris-terrorists-wanted-to.html

Best Pax Posts: Self-Terrorization Is The National Pastime

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/best-pax-posts-self-terrorization-is.html

In America, Big-Time Terrorism Started With Angry, White Prototypal Tea Bag, Timothy Veigh

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-america-terrorism-started-with-angry.html

"Terror And The Other Religions"

How Do Christians Rank As Terrorists

Juan Cole

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/04/terrorism-and-other-religions-juan-cole.html

Properly Understood, The Iraq War Was An Ego-Driven Exercise In State-Sponsored Terrorism 

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/we-are-not-at-war-with-islam-exchange.html

Timothy McVeigh Joins Forces With 20th Century Championship White Christian Terrorists

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/04/timothy-mcveigh.html

Jenny McCarthy: Poster Girl For Self-Terrorization
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/jenny-mccarthy-americas-poster-girl-for.html

"Do War's Really Defend America's Freedom?"

(Homage To Marine Commandant, Major General Smedley Butler)

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/do-wars-really-defend-americas-freedom.html

Scare The Sheep 

And They Will Applaud Military-Industrial Profiteering

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/scare-sheep-and-they-will-cheer.html

Republican Lawmaker From Nevada Sends Christmas Card Featuring Fully Armed Family

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/republican-lawmaker-from-nevada-sends.html

"Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/whom-gods-would-destroy-they-first-make.html

How The Urge To Punish Islamics For Being Islamic Promotes Terrorism

NPR

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-urge-to-punish-islamics-for-being.html

I've Framed This Week's New Yorker Cover: It Epitomizes The Essence Of What We've Become

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/ive-framed-cover-of-this-weeks-new.html

Intelligent Gun Control Or Uncontrolled Guns?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/intelligent-gun-control-or-uncontroled.html

The Mistaken Concept That Reducing Cultures To Rubble Results In Peace

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-mistaken-concept-that-reducing.html

Punishment Rarely Reforms But Instead Tends To Reinforce Wrongdoing

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/punishment-rarely-works-to-reform-but.html

Frog Hospital's Fred Owens Prompts Discussion Of Prohibition And Gun Control

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/frog-hospitals-fred-owens-prompts.html

Why No Terror Attacks On New Year's Eve?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/why-no-terror-attacks-on-new-years-eve.html

Militia Seizes Federal Land: Why Is The White Media Not Calling This Terrorism?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/militia-seizure-of-federal-land-in.html

"Readily Available Firearms Aid And Abet Terrorism"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/readily-available-firearms-aid-and-abet.html

Obama's Brilliant Press Conference On The Paris Terror Attacks And How We Should Respond

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/obamas-brilliant-press-conference-on.html

"Self-Terrorization Is The National Pastime"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/10/tom-toles-cartoon-self-terrorization-is.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/self-terrorization-cornerstone-of.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/06/uncle-sams-advice-for-superpatriots.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/10/self-terrorization-national-pastime.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/05/national-pastime-self-terrorization.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/02/faulty-risk-assessment-and-epidemic.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/04/americas-national-pastime-is-self.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/jenny-mccarthy-americas-poster-girl-for.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/self-terrorization-cornerstone-of.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-gop-campaign-message-be-afraid.html

The Timeline Of European Terrorism: Who's Responsible For How Much Over Decades

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-timeline-of-european-terrorism-whos.html

I Am Not Given To Alarmism But I Cannot Conceive How To Control Drones As Tools Of Terror

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/i-am-not-given-to-alarmism-but-i-do-not.html

Remember: If you're terrified, the terrorists won.

And you made their victory possible.