# Terrorist Hype

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-hype/299175>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 13, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-hype/299175 "2005-04-13T20:17:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sleepygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sleepygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleepygirl)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-hype/299175/1 "2005-04-13T20:17:47Z")

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i know that terrorism is very apparent and very serious, however, the media has made me into a complete nut! yesterday i was leaving work, and i work for a very large payroll company. well there is a helicopter flying very low over the building, and it freaked me out! i started envisioning bombs flying out of the helicopter and hitting the building, and how i got out just in time, and before i know it i’m walking VERY fast to my car, with that scary feeling in my heart.

i haven’t let the terrorism problems we’ve been having make me live my life differently, but it’s funny how it can affect you just by catching a little bit of the news each night. i know it’s kind of a boring thread, but i just had to share.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-hype/299175/2 "2005-04-13T20:26:14Z")

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No it’s not boring it’s interesting. It’s my opinion that terrorism is nothing like the threat govornments like to have you believe.

The basic theory is that a populous in fear is an easy one to manage. It suits govornments if the population is scared. Terrorism exists, but I doubt it’s the global well organised well funded network they say it is.