ISIS is pathetic not fearsome

It is horrible that some black-clad wackadoos took 118 lives in Paris. How many Americans were killed by fellow Americans over the weekend? Its 30,000 a year, so from Friday through Sunday it must have been about 100 

Did we call out the troops? Curtail travel and unfettered activity? No. Timothy Mcveigh killed 168 people in 1995 by bombing a building. Did troops appear on street corners in Oklahoma City? Did. We consent to searches of our stuff? 

Why the heck are 118 deaths in a huge city in an even bigger country an ocean away making news here? Why is it making you scared? You are not under any threat. Your chance of seeing or being personally affected by a bad guy has not changed.

ISIS is a name only. It is not a meaningful threat to any American. The bigger, real, threats to Americans is that they develop diabetesor, or have a heart attack, or get in a car accident, or get shot by a police officer.  

Don't be scared. And don't let Trump or Cheney or anyone else who accumulates government power tell you to be scared. Americans don't cower. Your ancestors got on a rickety boat and sailed over rough seas for months just to get away from the overreach of the King and his power. Don't you think you have what it takes to face a graphic TV image without surrendering your liberty or dignity?