<story><title>State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions</title><url>http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pyrrhotech</author><text>I think you&amp;#x27;d feel differently if you had a loved one in the towers on 9&amp;#x2F;11</text></item><item><author>Houshalter</author><text>Only because people let it. There is little danger form actual terrorism, but there is massive danger from people&amp;#x27;s reactions to terrorism.</text></item><item><author>rayiner</author><text>Disappointed to see the comments downplaying the situation because as many people get killed in car accidents every week or whatever. Terrorist acts damage the social fabric far beyond the death toll. That&amp;#x27;s the whole point of terrorism.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cnp</author><text>In times of tragedy it is especially important to think rationally. This does not demean ones loss, but prevents further loss from occurring.</text></comment>
<story><title>State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions</title><url>http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pyrrhotech</author><text>I think you&amp;#x27;d feel differently if you had a loved one in the towers on 9&amp;#x2F;11</text></item><item><author>Houshalter</author><text>Only because people let it. There is little danger form actual terrorism, but there is massive danger from people&amp;#x27;s reactions to terrorism.</text></item><item><author>rayiner</author><text>Disappointed to see the comments downplaying the situation because as many people get killed in car accidents every week or whatever. Terrorist acts damage the social fabric far beyond the death toll. That&amp;#x27;s the whole point of terrorism.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Houshalter</author><text>I have no idea what your point is. If I lost a loved one to a vending machine accident, I might develop a really irrational fear of vending machines. It doesn&amp;#x27;t mean vending machines are a threat to our society.&lt;p&gt;I know someone who is deadly afraid of putting shoes on tables. Because her friend did that before dying in a traffic accident.</text></comment>