Europe was a more dangerous place twenty years ago

Mar 23, 2016 4:55 AM

Just a little perspective for people who are letting themselves be governed by fear. Despite their stereotypes for laziness, Northern Irish and Spanish terrorists were just a lot more pro-active when it came to mass murder

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Oh you mean fewer people died today than 20 years ago.. I guess ISIS isn't really that big of a deal, better just leave them to their terror

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Mark Twain

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

You can't just say stuff like that and not explain how this graph misrepresents the situation

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A big misrepresentation is that most people now associate terrorism with religious extremists, not rebels of political movements.

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The terrorists that most people think of (religious extremists) are much more active now. That kind of terrorism is increasing.

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Okay? But it doesn't matter why people are blowing shit up, you're still dead

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It does matter why, if you plan on solving the problem that is occurring.

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