terror and error
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In article , That Pete writes
>— Philip Baker wrote:
>>
>> Isn’t H speaking here of some far deeper terror?
>
>Agreed. The terror of the error.
>
>> What is
>> labelled terrorism causes great suffering for a few but
>> overall causes a minute part of the suffering of humanity
>> and we are often not terrified or even concerned by the
>> aspects of human life which may potentially cause us to
>> suffer in the near or distant future.
>
>Although statistically the chances of being a victim of
>the common variety of terrorism are slim, I think the
>terror of terrorism does affect many people. That’s why
>its terrorism and not just murder. It affects where and
>how people decide to travel, how they vote, and in
>economical terms there are beaucoup bucks to be made in
>the War on Terror ™.
I can’t say that I’ve been terrorised by terrorism - perhaps
some apprehension in the back of my mind even though I have
heard one or two bombs go off - but that was the other lot.
–
Philip Baker
