The mirage of terrorism
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2015
After the recent California mass murders, Donald J. Trump has called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States “until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on”. That might take a while; critical thinking is difficult in emotionally charged atmospheres. Good judgments require comparisons with well-chosen benchmarks.
War on Irrational Fear - How massively disproportionate the response to terror has been.
Toddlers kill more than terrorists - Shows how much blown up and exaggerated terrorist threats are. The real problem is GUN CONTROL.
The Mirage of Terrorism - Express Tribune December 13, 2015
The Mirage of Terrorism - Linkedin December 14, 2015
The Mirage of Terrorism - WEA Pedagogy December 14, 2015
The Mirage of Terrorism - Linked In post
Noah Feldman: After Jihad, - Shows that terrorism is an exceptional & rare response, overwhelming rejected by Muslim populace.
Fear of FLying after 9/11 causes many extra deaths - How perceptions, rather than facts, shape responses.
Deaths by Violence - same in Pakistan and USA - Statistics belie impressions -= Pakistan is BY FAR, not the most violent country in the world