I'm going on a solo trip in the Spring

The Batlord · 12-27-2015, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

Hi!

No, I just don't want my kids to die in a situation completely avoidable. No one knows when and where terrorists will strike, but, as I've told my students, there are many signs that Japan will be struck by many earthquakes and tsunamis at any conceivable time in the future. So it's a matter of prudence.

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Zhanteimi · 12-27-2015, 06:54 PM

^That's not what I wrote.

It's about minimizing risk, about taking precautions. Many Japanese have earthquake-readiness awareness (supplies, community communication, architecture). They cannot, however, defend themselves abroad from a terror attack.

Lisnaholic · 12-27-2015, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

Hi!

No, I just don't want my kids to die in a situation completely avoidable. No one knows when and where earthquakes will strike, but, as I've told my students, there are many signs that Europe will be struck by many terror attacks in 2016. So it's a matter of prudence.

That´s up to you, of course, but Exo´s already bought his ticket - let´s not scare him into staying home.

Zhanteimi · 12-27-2015, 06:59 PM

Of course I hope Exo will be safe! Best wishes and bon voyage!

The Batlord · 12-27-2015, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

^That's not what I wrote.

It's about minimizing risk, about taking precautions. Many Japanese have earthquake-readiness awareness (supplies, community communication, architecture). They cannot, however, defend themselves abroad from a terror attack.

I'm sorry, but did not Japan get their **** epically rocked by a tsunami that caused not one, not two, but three nuclear meltdowns? That's far more worrisome than a few nuts with guns and cheap explosives.

And of course that's not what you wrote. I edited it to show that what you wrote applies to both situations, making your silly argument invalid.

Zhanteimi · 12-27-2015, 07:23 PM

My argument is valid. My argument isn't "don't die". My argument is "don't die in a terror attack". Everyone dies.

Let's get back to this as 2016 rolls on and Europe starts burning.

Lisnaholic · 12-27-2015, 07:27 PM

Difficult to find the exact statistic you want, but these might help put the risk of being killed in a terrorist attack into perspective:-

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The 2011 Report on Terrorism from the National Counter Terrorism Center notes that Americans are just as likely to be “crushed to death by their televisions or furniture each year” as they are to be killed by terrorists. Indeed, the Senior Research Scientist for the Space Science Institute (Alan W. Harris) estimates that the odds of being killed by a terrorist attack is about the same as being hit by an asteroid .

**Frownland** · 12-27-2015, 08:31 PM

mordwyr, thank you for disproving my theory that people were becoming too cynical to buy into sensationalist journalism anymore. I might even reconsider going back into that field knowing all of the fear that I can spread.

Zhanteimi · 12-27-2015, 10:47 PM

We'll see who's laughing when Europe starts burning. Hint: it won't be you, and it won't be me.

**Frownland** · 12-27-2015, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

We'll see who's laughing when Europe starts burning. Hint: it won't be you, and it won't be me.

12-27-2015, 08:31 PM	#68 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	mordwyr, thank you for disproving my theory that people were becoming too cynical to buy into sensationalist journalism anymore. I might even reconsider going back into that field knowing all of the fear that I can spread. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-27-2015, 06:54 PM	#62 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	^That's not what I wrote. It's about minimizing risk, about taking precautions. Many Japanese have earthquake-readiness awareness (supplies, community communication, architecture). They cannot, however, defend themselves abroad from a terror attack.

12-27-2015, 06:59 PM	#64 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Of course I hope Exo will be safe! Best wishes and bon voyage!

12-27-2015, 07:23 PM	#66 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	My argument is valid. My argument isn't "don't die". My argument is "don't die in a terror attack". Everyone dies. Let's get back to this as 2016 rolls on and Europe starts burning.

12-27-2015, 10:47 PM	#69 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	We'll see who's laughing when Europe starts burning. Hint: it won't be you, and it won't be me.