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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I think my main point really is that just because you are nervous doesn't mean that the person that makes you nervous has to give up his/her civil rights so that you are more comfortable. Get used to being uncomfortable in this world. You'd be amazed how many bad things are done by people that no one ever would suspect...remember Jeffrey Dahmer?
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Exactly.
Terrorist attacks are a relative rarity, even moreso than the generally infrequent interracial homicide. But people's fears aren't based on the probability of being victimized. They are based on the perceived monstrosity of the incident and a fear of "the other." This is moreso the case with whites' fear of being victimized by blacks and many Americans' fears of being victimized by people of East Indian descent.
Realistically, people should be most fearful of those who look like them and of those who spend the most time around them, specifically family, friends, and personal and professional acquaintances. That sounds too much like right, though.