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Very interesting stuff, taking a much broader and social view of the inane promise that terrorists will do for us all. 'Terrorism' was at work in Kenya, in Cyprus, in Spain, in all kinds of guises in the Far East, long before it was at work more overtly today.

People didn't foreswear their African holidays because of uprisings by the Mau Mau - in fact, thousands of whiteys were swarming into various African countries during the 1950s, thanks to the British Government's urgings to get out there and populate the colonies. I can't recall a mass boycott or draconian embargoes dragging on for years against the Cypriots, either, even though EOKA shot or kidnapped numbers of British servicemen. We weren't urged to never set foot in Israel and M&S wasn't shut down by the Home Office, even after radical Zionist-led, un-British activities ended in bombs and death.

Given the number of terror-based deaths (including the WTC, including the Federal Building (gosh - not a Muslim in sight!), including the bombings in Bali and of various embassies - not that I seek to minimize one death at all) - contrast and compare with worldwide hurricanes, earthquakes and the tsunami, and it's a no-brainer. You stand far more chance of meeting a nasty, unexpected end in the USA or the Far East through 'acts of God' than by someone bawling 'Allah-u-akbar!" on your Cheapo Airlines flight to Malaga.

<blockquote data-quote="krizon" data-source="post: 2085306" data-attributes="member: 64950">Very interesting stuff, taking a much broader and social view of the inane promise that terrorists will do for us all.&nbsp; &#039;Terrorism&#039; was at work in Kenya, in Cyprus, in Spain, in all kinds of guises in the Far East, long before it was at work more overtly today.&nbsp; People didn&#039;t foreswear their African holidays because of uprisings by the Mau Mau - in fact, thousands of whiteys were swarming into various African countries during the 1950s, thanks to the British Government&#039;s urgings to get out there and populate the colonies.&nbsp; I can&#039;t recall a mass boycott or draconian embargoes dragging on for years against the Cypriots, either, even though EOKA shot or kidnapped numbers of British servicemen.&nbsp; We weren&#039;t urged to never set foot in Israel and M&amp;S wasn&#039;t shut down by the Home Office, even after radical Zionist-led, un-British activities ended in bombs and death.Given the number of terror-based deaths (including the WTC, including the Federal Building (gosh - not a Muslim in sight!), including the bombings in Bali and of various embassies - not that I seek to minimize one death at all) - contrast and compare with worldwide hurricanes, earthquakes and the tsunami, and it&#039;s a no-brainer.&nbsp; You stand far more chance of meeting a nasty, unexpected end in the USA or the Far East through &#039;acts of God&#039;&nbsp; than by someone bawling &#039;Allah-u-akbar!&quot; on your Cheapo Airlines flight to Malaga.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2085306, member: 64950"] Very interesting stuff, taking a much broader and social view of the inane promise that terrorists will do for us all. 'Terrorism' was at work in Kenya, in Cyprus, in Spain, in all kinds of guises in the Far East, long before it was at work more overtly today. People didn't foreswear their African holidays because of uprisings by the Mau Mau - in fact, thousands of whiteys were swarming into various African countries during the 1950s, thanks to the British Government's urgings to get out there and populate the colonies. I can't recall a mass boycott or draconian embargoes dragging on for years against the Cypriots, either, even though EOKA shot or kidnapped numbers of British servicemen. We weren't urged to never set foot in Israel and M&S wasn't shut down by the Home Office, even after radical Zionist-led, un-British activities ended in bombs and death. Given the number of terror-based deaths (including the WTC, including the Federal Building (gosh - not a Muslim in sight!), including the bombings in Bali and of various embassies - not that I seek to minimize one death at all) - contrast and compare with worldwide hurricanes, earthquakes and the tsunami, and it's a no-brainer. You stand far more chance of meeting a nasty, unexpected end in the USA or the Far East through 'acts of God' than by someone bawling 'Allah-u-akbar!" on your Cheapo Airlines flight to Malaga. [/QUOTE]

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