who else is freaked?

[andyhappy]

I work in a landmark bldg in a big city and I take the underground train to work everyday. I feel like I might as well have a target on my chest.

Everytime this kind of thing happens I get scared witless.

I am so sick of being at the mercy of the W posse and the chaos they are making in the world ...what the hell? Can I start my own country?

and now there is talk about this london bombing giving bush a bump in the polls ....what the fuck is wrong with people?

[jayfish]

1. The Odds Against An Attack Are Astronomical.

Don't lose too much sleep over it.

Jay

[porphyrian]

37. Absolutely true.

You are more likely to get killed in traffic or by a drunk relative.

[sniffa]

2. eh

i'm more worried about what i'm gonna eat for dinner.

i'm off to the train now.

[whatever4]

3. Wish I knew

But I'll hope for your safety. All our safety. Against any and all human monsters.

[maveric]

4. I'm in San Diego. If the "real" terrorists want to make an impact...

they would attack the largest military installation on the west coast. That kind of freaks me out.

[Kraklen]

5. Are you more worried about second hand cigarette smoke?

You should be.

[Oreo]

6. You have 911 posts... feel better?

quick...post again!

[andyhappy]

8. whoa...yeah, I just noticed that

kinda crazy...

[Catherine Vincent]

12. oh my!

he'd better post again before he takes that train!

[tinrobot]

7. No fear...

The neocons thrive on fear.

Try to get past your fear and move towards anger. Anger that they didn't do their jobs, that they didn't catch the bad guys, that they brought this upon us.

[Mojambo]

9. You have a better chance of being hit by a bus

My advice is to drink heavily for the next few days until your psyche settles down.

[tk2kewl]

10. Fuck it. I was scared shitless in NY after 9/11...

but in light of what has happened to this country and the world in the name of my city, I say give me back my fucking liberty or give me death.

To me the possibility of living under tyranny scares me way more than being bombed.

[marmar]

26. Hallelujah.

Live free and live brave, and don't ever let anyone scare you into surrendering your freedom.

[grumpy old fart]

11. Don't lose any sleep, the chances of any individual being hit is tiny....

and if you don't live in NY or D.C. the chances are about nil.

[BushFungus]

13. A Bump In the Polls???

You have got to be kidding me. Bush has left our Southern border with Mexico open to allow all sorts of terrorists to pour through. Worldwide terrorism has increased. Obviously the terrorists are hitting not only in Iraq, but at home (in London).

A BUMP in the polls? I think this joker needs to be bumped out of office. With any luck that may happen when Rovegate is uncovered.

[uppityperson]

16. Yeah, but you see, England is "over there"

and we're taking the fight to them over there and they didn't attack us here because we are on to them here what with Homeland Security and all that. WTF did they name it "homeland security"? These guys are old enough to know the negative gut reaction to the term "homeland" regarding South Africa. bunch of arrogant bastards.

[BeHereNow]

22. Welcome to DU Bushfungus-

Good user name- he is like a fungus eh?
Spreading all over the planet.

As far as the borders go- I will tell you
about my recent visit to the docks in
San Pedro, CA.

I took my daughter and her boyfriend to
board a boat to Catalina (graduation present to them.)

There were THOUSANDS of cargo containers there,
all of them marked "China." Walmart stock?
I don't know, but I kept thinking,
"HOW on earth can they know whether of not
one of those containers is actually filled with
Walmart crap?"

I started to have nuclear holocaust dreams
about Los Angeles that night.

I really think Homeland Security is a complete joke.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

14. Yeah, I am freaked too.

I feel really shaken and sick to my stomach.
I am not afraid of the "terrorists," I am afraid
of the ruthless people deciding the fate of the world
and for people like you and me and innocent
civilians the world over.
These attacks will increase while the
global elite are in power and the fact is,
"they" don't care about us.
"They" will not be touched by the blowback
of their hubris. We will.
BHN

[RaleighNCDUer]

28. They will be touched, eventually.

If things don't change, and this course is pursued they will be touched when the citizenry storms their palaces and, like Cecescue, they wind up in front of volunteer firing squads.

But it's got to get a lot worse before that happens.

[bloom]

15. the polls

it's weird how fast that comes up.

[Coyote_Bandit]

17. If you allow yourself the luxury

of acting out of fear then they will have won. It is ok to feel fearful. It is not ok to act fearful, IMHO. The odds are on your side. So get up tomorrow and next week and next month and take the same underground train to the same landmark building. I promise you are not a target. Choose to live your life rather than react to someone else demands and expectations.

And, yes, I speak as someone who worked in a large landmark building on main street in one of our largest cities - and used public transporation to travel to and fro. At least that was true until my employer laid-off 30% of the workforce.

[Solly Mack]

18. If you give in to fear, Bush wins

It's true.

Bush wants you afraid. Don't give the war criminal the satisfaction

[chookie]

19. Not in the same way you are

What is freaking me out is how this attack is being spun -- as a major boost to George W(how the heck do they figure that out? sounds like wishful thinking), and making the UK/USA alliance more determined than ever (to do crazy shit). Same way as linkage was made between the attacks of Sept 11, and terrorism in Israel.

We're being fed a message to take home from this event, rather than just being given the facts on the ground -- that's what's "freaking" me out.

Will London respond the way the US did -- by attacking some country, even though it is only marginally involved, and if so, which country -- Syria? Iran? Some other objective of the NeoCons?

As to my daily life, I have to say, fuck fear.

[nini]

20. I'm not freaked.. I'm fed up and pissed off

I've had enough of this crap and the fucking losers that continue to support this bullshit administration.


hissssssssssss

[VOX]

32. Right with you, nini. Not freaked at all, but am plenty **pissed** off!

BushCo's short-sightedness and incompetence is beyond belief. My heart goes out to the people of London and Great Britain.

How many more innocent people have to die for this bull****?

[Carni]

41. I have gone from pissed to beyond pissed

Everywhere I look I see bullshit, spin and stupidity.

[dbonds]

21. Fear is what they want.

Whoever 'they' are. Fear is the path to the dark side (hehe). With fear you can be controlled.

[Deja Q]

23. We all die. It's a matter of where, when, why, how, and sometimes by who.

Nobody is immortal and people have forgotten that we are mortal.

Enjoy life while you can.

[soleft]

24. Jaded and desensitized

I work in a bld. that has huge flower pot security flowers lining the sidewalks, cops out front, and cops seen out my window checking traffic on the FDR.

Not one person has mentioned London today in my office.

NOT ONE PERSON HAS SAID A WORD.

[anarch]

27. huh...nobody in my office has said word one either

I didn't even think about it until I read this. I guess it is odd...I go through several metal detectors every day, am surrounded by forty different kinds of cops, and some of the transit police were evidently carrying automatic rifles today...and nothing, not a peep from anyone.

I myself, last time there was a "restricted airspace" scare (and I happened to be outdoors), just looked up at the F-16s and wondered how the pilots felt after the tight turns I saw them making...then I went and ate my lunch. Jaded and desensitized...

[Syncronaut Seven]

25. We're all going to die brother

wether it's a train bombing tomorrow or a heart attack at 90. Live every day like it's your last.

Personally, I'm just waiting to die, frankly.

[earth mom]

29. I've been scared for the past 2 months...anticipating an attack...

but now after the London bombings, what is overtaking the fear is anger. More than anything I'm sick of what these bastards are doing to the world and how they are trying to control us all! It is simply amazing that it has gotten to this point that a handful of people have been able to terrorize the world and I'm NOT talking about Al Qaida!

[LibertyLover]

30. Not freaked

but I was concerned about the people I know in London. Luckily we got a message that everyone in the office was ok and nobody had been hurt. So now I'm just extra ticked off at * for the war he got us into illegally that is at least in part responsible for this attack.

[AlCzervik]

31. i'm not freaked because you cannot live in fear

i'm going to London next April, i'm going and thats that. I live in California so maybe i'm immune to worrying about what will happen next. We have no control over these events.

[MercutioATC]

33. I work at the second-largest ATC facility on the planet...

...and I'm not freaked...

[andyhappy]

34. well...

I guess that makes me just a big pussy huh!

man...I wish I hadn't even posted that with all this macho posturing.

I ain't scared! Hell, I eat terrorists for breakfast!

whatever...like it doesn't cross your mind when you squeeze into a crowded train or hear a bunch of sirens outside of your office...

[MercutioATC]

35. I just meant that there are THOUSANDS of targets...

Being afraid is no way to live. Chances are you'll be fine.

It's like when people ask be if it's safe to fly. I tell them that 9/11 was a safe day to fly. We had 4,500 planes in the air and we lost 4. That's more than we usually lose, but it's less than a tenth of 1%. 99.9+% are some pretty good odds.

It's easy to get freaked out about this stuff if you get sucked into the hype. Remember, the chances of anything happening to any individual person are really remote.

[Mutley]

36. I think it is natural to be afraid.

And as far as the polls go, that won't last very long.

[Carni]

38. I could not have worked in a high rise BEFORE 911

I hate heights and was always paranoid regarding tall buildings.

I agree with you WTF? regarding bush and his poll numbers, indeed!

His bullshit in Iraq has only increased the number of terrorists running around.

[barb162]

39. I worked in a landmark bldg and took a train every day and I

thought, yuck, I don't like being in this bldg, especially 5 floors from the top. I don't blame you and don't feel odd about it. It's okay to feel scared especially after what has been happening

[amazona]

40. I'm pretty freaked

My freak-out of the day is Hurricane Dennis. My house was wiped out awhile back by a mere tropical storm. I don't know if I have ever fully recovered my nerve although my property was re-built some time ago. I meet people who still have stress from memories of Camille. Can't imagine what it would be like to be a victim of a disaster created by evil people on purpose.

Be strong. I'll be strong too. What choice have we got, right?

[Bouncy Ball]

42. DON'T be scared, be hopeful.

Take deep breaths and go about your day as normal.

Take heart.