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You may do. And I may do.

But most people won't.

See how they react to terrorism, despite the fact they amount to almost nothing compared to any other cause of death.

People are NOT rational.

I'm not sure we know what people want though. After terrorist attacks politicians seem to decide what people want, tell people what they want, but rarely, if ever, offer a referendum on the subject. And on this alone they also get bipartisian support because nobody dares look weak on terrorism, so there's no possible vote against it.

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