I don't know if I believe that, however the spectre of terrorism is WAY overblown (more people die slipping and falling in the shower). So I do find it really unreasonable that it's used as an excuse to monitor our communication...
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If you asked me which I fear more, the government (I'm British) slowly inching towards 'soft' totalitarianism or terrorism I'd have to say the former not the latter.
However I don't really fear either though I think the former is the more likely thing to affect me.
Exactly this - it exists. It's just overblown, as states have forever recognized that they can use fear for conformity and submission. But we should be careful to not say it's fabricated unless in specific cases where there is good evidence for it.
That's a super interesting stat. Do you have a source for it that I can use if I want to steal your quote?
I'm glad somebody asked for this. I'm going by this:
http://reason.com/blog/2011/11/21/why-we-should-fear-bathtub...
I'm sure somebody out there will argue over the exact numbers, but the general point that terrorism isn't in the top 100 causes of death is unassailable.