and that the Isis freaks would come to the west and implied that the whole GWOT and everything it entailed would start up again.

I was reasurred by other DUers that everything was okay, we got this, nothing to see here move along.

Corporate TV during the past year,of all the Terror type shows. Be so afraid.

I fear for the coming generations.

to terrorize?

I can make no sense of this inversion of reality.

to terrorists, by fearing muslims, immigrants, even weird people? I think certainly there are voices in the mainstream media who most definitely DO want us to capitulate psychologically and socially.

locked in a room watching them for advice on their next decision.
There is nothing called balance - they are as bad or worse than Madison Avenue

Literally.

then even if people are feeling terror, it is - in fact - capitulation to a terrorist's goal to feed popular feelings of terror. It's profitable for many, but it is DEEPLY shameful and HIGHLY irresponsible, IMO, to misuse your position and power in a society (the mainstream media's Fourth Estate function) in order to feed it further.

The politicians, the corporate media and MIC are responsible for this absolute mess. They are attempting to frighten everyone. The really good news is that the vast majority of Americans don't hear a fugging word they're spewing.

Terror by itself is pointless. It's like curtailing liberties. Simply not the end goal.

Submission or surrender is the name of the game, literally. A Muslim has (voluntarily, in principle) submitted or surrendered to God. Others need to follow the hierarchy--convert and voluntarily submit to God or surrender to their betters. For the Salafist, the hierarchy is Allah > Muslim > people of the book > others, Allah > men > women > (young) children. Etc. That's what a well ordered society is like.

Making you feel bad because you can't speak freely or can't watch brightly colored explosions in the sky? Nopity.

They aim to shock society into a moral clarity.

That's why I almost never do anything on New Year's. There are very, very realistic fears to be had tonight -- and fears of terrorism may be more valid in large cities (or Vegas, known for the NYE party) -- but people need to take a step back and reevaluate what makes them afraid.

Do people realize how many random or semi-random stabbings will put people in emergency rooms tonight? Not to mention shootings? Or people killed by celebratory gunfire or fireworks gone rogue?

Trust me on that

She responded 'better to be a has been than a never was...'! I still love that line.

Like they are tangible, I call it insanity but the world calls it normal. Go fig.

Did you hear them discussing the Dubai fire? I had to assume that the rookie replacements were trying to make a name for themselves with their absolutely stupid discussion.

justify that assumption?

This isn't the one percent. This is a relatively few very malign people who have conglomerated and are trying to attract other malign individuals, with some success.

I'd like to see a couple trillion dollars worth of resources invested into the development of alternative sources of energy, instead of being squandered on a bogus 'war on terror'. The destruction of the biosphere poses a real threat to civilization, whereas terrorism does not.