Thread: how big of an issue is terrorism?

Originally Posted by william the wierd

Cancer is simply a buzzword covering literally thousands of different diseases. Broken down into pathologies the odds are extremely good that you will know as many or more people killed by terrorism as by any particular cancer that does not run in your family and even their terminology may mislead. Not being a physician, much less a gynecological oncologist, I don't know the exact number of breast cancers but I do know it is way the hell up there. Mother, daughter and sister all getting the same cancer disposing allele leading to cancer and totally different treatments due to different cancers is not uncommon. Cancer is such a diffuse target any war against it will fail.

but the way cancer cells work is similiar in all types. a cancer cell is unique, no matter what kind of cancer it is.

there are animals, sharks for one, that can't get any kind of cancers. so there is obviously something that does stop all cancers, or most, or a lot.

either way, the "cure" for cancer cells should help the entire cause, not just one specific type of cancer.

and if you want, just pick one big type, say lung, breast, prostrate or even just lymphoma.

Originally Posted by freckles

I would prefer to not be like Israel. My friend was talking to her dad on the phone one time and asked what all the noises in the background were and he was like, oh nothing, that was a missle.

Mossad tortures don't they? I think we should liken our intelligence and security to align with MI5 and 6

They also have a very long history of torture and imprisonment without trial but with DORA (Defense Of the Realm Act that was used as far back as WWI) reporting such practices can be treated as treason and the UK does not have explicit freedom of the press as Israel does. Nobody has access to data on which country tortures more since MI5 and MI6 do not report to each other and there may very well be other unknown agencies.

Originally Posted by nickcuse

but the way cancer cells work is similiar in all types. a cancer cell is unique, no matter what kind of cancer it is.

there are animals, sharks for one, that can't get any kind of cancers. so there is obviously something that does stop all cancers, or most, or a lot.

either way, the "cure" for cancer cells should help the entire cause, not just one specific type of cancer.

and if you want, just pick one big type, say lung, breast, prostrate or even just lymphoma.

I think the fear is that I could be dead tomorrow without even leaving my house because of terrorism. I can't prepare for it. I can't be dead tomorrow from cancer. I can prepare for it. And someone isn't killing me when it comes to cancer and I could survive it. With terrorism, someone else is controlling my destiny. I would rather my body or my choice (ie-getting in a car) to control my destiny rather than someone like a terrorist. And, in that one day, thousands of others could end up with the same end game as me.

Originally Posted by freckles

I think the fear is that I could be dead tomorrow without even leaving my house because of terrorism. I can't prepare for it. I can't be dead tomorrow from cancer. I can prepare for it. And someone isn't killing me when it comes to cancer and I could survive it. With terrorism, someone else is controlling my destiny. I would rather my body or my choice (ie-getting in a car) to control my destiny rather than someone like a terrorist. And, in that one day, thousands of others could end up with the same end game as me.

but the fact is, the safe bet is that you'd wake up and find out you have cancer.

i never said the horrors of 9/11 aren't worse than someone finding out they have cancer. thats not at issue here. its which is the biggest THREAT to cause you harm. and its cancer.

and guess what, thousands DO wake up and find out they have cancer.

Originally Posted by freckles

I think the fear is that I could be dead tomorrow without even leaving my house because of terrorism. I can't prepare for it. I can't be dead tomorrow from cancer. I can prepare for it. And someone isn't killing me when it comes to cancer and I could survive it. With terrorism, someone else is controlling my destiny. I would rather my body or my choice (ie-getting in a car) to control my destiny rather than someone like a terrorist. And, in that one day, thousands of others could end up with the same end game as me.

What is far worse is that government incompetence dating back to at least the Carter administration, with Truman another defensible starting point, is proven. Underspending on cancer as opposed to misexpenditure is a much harder case to prove.

Originally Posted by sectionOne

if an attack happens before the election it will be a bigger issue.

That would be quite convenient for the NeoCon candidates.

Originally Posted by sectionOne

i if Bush is assassinated in Jerusalem as AQ has threatened then it might be at the top.

Did I mention my 3-day keg party (with bands) in the case that this happens?