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Originally Posted by meeera
I'd like governments to act similarly urgently on some of the other things we've learned about terrorism. For example, the way in which terrorism is fueled by a climate of fear and hatred, nationalism and division, poverty and inequality. I'd like certain government to take a much longer, harder look at their own radicalised-Christian-dude domestic terrorist problem, instead of pretending the threats are all external because it's good for votes (ratings). I'd like governments to recognise the connection between violence in one's personal life (particularly intimate partner violence) as a flag for the potential for wider community violence.
And if we're talking about value for money in saving lives, I'd like a hell of a lot more attention paid to inequality and healthcare.
I'd like a lot of things.
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Desirable goals, to be sure, but it doesn't answer my question: what should be the response to intelligence received about credible threats? Jon appears to be suggesting that they should be ignored. Do you agree?