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Should people fear terrorism?

Both brothers say terrorism is far less dangerous than it feels: in 2011 Hank noted lightning has killed more people than terrorists, John agreed, and in 2017 John made the same lightning comparison for the US.

Axis: terrorism is a serious personal danger ... the risk is tiny and fear is what terrorists want

Positions by date: 3 records in 3 videos. The position did not change in these records.

John

date how position video
2011-09-12 first on record John says he agrees with everything Hank said about memory, 9/11 and terror, while calling the video, like any map, distorted and insufficient. Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography 00:01:32
2017-01-31 restate Terrorism in the US since 9/11 has been exceedingly rare: in the past decade American civilians were more likely to die by lightning strike than by terrorism. Understanding Trump's Executive Order on Immigration 00:02:10

Hank

date how position video
2011-09-09 first on record Hank says terror is not nearly as scary as it sounds: lightning has killed more people than terrorists, so you are always going to be safe from terror because you always were. 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III 00:01:17