Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Terrorists Do
This doesn&#x27;t mean toddlers are more dangerous than terrorists. It means there are more toddlers.<p>I don&#x27;t think the internal logic of the argument works anyway. Do people react to terrorism solely because of the perception of present danger? I always thought terrorism was feared because it signalled that a group of people would prefer to dominate their host with violence than to assimilate into the predominant culture.<p>Increasing terrorism is a sign of increasing difficulties assimilating. The ultimate worry is that in 100 years our countries will be split into separate warring tribes.<p>Edit: Everybody is misunderstanding me. I&#x27;m not saying that &quot;terrorists are more dangerous than toddlers!&quot; or &quot;gun control is bad!&quot;. I&#x27;m saying that people fear terrorism for different underlying reasons than its impact on fatality, and that understanding this will help communication between the right and left (perhaps allowing your arguments to be heard across political lines.)