Peh said:
That's not what my intention was in saying nearly no kills. My issue is that people act as if Europe was a dangerous place, because of terrorist attacks. And that statement is being supported by pointing at France, Belgium and Germany, whereas Germany still doesn't fit, because Islamic Terrorism hasn't hit Germany in huge way, yet. I'm not trying to be ignorant of those recent stuff that happens, but I'm more against people saying that it is now a place to be avoided. I'm also not saying that you should avoid France and Belgium aswell. Terrorism is all about making people fear, and if you act like "Europe is fucked now" you'll make them win. And the media is just supporting this fear. All I hear in the news are, "is germany now safe? Can I go outside?" and such stupid stuff. I mean, you still drive a car even if a lot of accidents occur on the street. It's just stupid. |
It's only natural to be scared especially when innocent civilians are the target and large scale attacks (such as in France) have become more common, that's why terrorism is effective. Chances are that most people won't be affected by terrorism and most European countries will still be safe but we're all affected by the new culture of fear that has taken hold.
How much fault does the media have for this? They have to report the news and people want to know that they're safe. We can't force them to stop, that would mean we would no longer have a freedom of press which would eventually snowball into the erosion of democracy. In other words, shooting the messenger is not the right course of action.
