John Schulenburg
GatewayPundit
8/12/2010
Yep, 3,000 dead Americans at the hand of Islamic terrorists was totally blown out of proportion because of the dramatic TV coverage.
Kos:
Given that they are such a small minority in this nation, it is odd that so many of our fellow citizens see them as such a threat. Yes, the 9/11 attacks were horrific, but they were more about optics than actual harm. The economy was already taking a hit before the Twin Towers fell. The reaction of the nation to seeing two major buildings in New York fall on T.V. has boosted the attack out of proportion. While the loss of even a single life is to be condemned and the devastation these deaths caused the families of those killed, more than this number of teens are killed every year in car crashes. These are also tragic losses but we do not make the kind of high profile issue of it that the 9/11 attacks are.
Great, so the next time you see terrorists blow something up, take the number of dead, and compare it to something like annual car crashes and that should make you feel much better.
hattip: Newsbusters
