“I'd never really believed in terrorists before--I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me. There were millions of ways that the world could kill me--starting with getting run down by a drunk burning his way down Valencia--that were infinitely more likely and immediate than terrorists. Terrorists kill a lot fewer people than bathroom falls and accidental electrocutions. Worrying about them always struck me as about as useful as worrying about getting hit by lightning.” DeathRiskDangerTerrorismWorryingTerrorists Book:Little Brother Source: Little Brother
“The real damage from terrorist attacks doesn't come from the explosion. The real damage is done after the explosion, by the victims, who repeatedly and determinedly attack themselves, giving over reason in favor of terror... Terrorism is about magnifying one mediagenic act of violence into one hundred billion acts of terrorized authoritarian idiocy.” GivingRealReasonDoneViolenceHundredVictimTerrorTerrorismFavorsBillionsTerroristDamageExplosionsTerrorist AttacksIdiocyActs Of ViolenceMagnifyingSelf GivingDamage Is Done Author:Cory Doctorow
“Terrorism is about magnifying one mediagenic act of violence into one hundred billion acts of terrorized authoritarian idiocy.” ViolenceHundredTerrorismBillionsIdiocyActs Of ViolenceMagnifying Author:Cory Doctorow
“Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still freeand we're not. Guess who's winning the "war on terror?” StillsWarWinningTerrorTerrorismSurveillanceBin LadenCivil LibertiesWar On TerrorOsama Bin Laden Author:Cory Doctorow
“It's our goddamed city! It's our goddamed country. No terrorist can take it from us for so long as we're free. Once we're not free, the terrorists win! Take it back! You're young enough and stupid enough not to know that you can't possibly win, so you're the only ones who can lead us to victory! Take it back!” KnowsLongCountryEnoughYoungWinningCitiesStupidVictoryTerrorismTerrorist Author:Cory Doctorow
