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[C_Hill]

Given the recent terror attacks in the UK, has the nature of the threat changed? Are we now just realising that the threat is less a class issue and more a fundamental concept held by a wider section of society? We felt unsafe enough when we could attribute the threat of violence to a section of the populace that we could term 'uneducated' and 'easily manipulated' but now that we see trained professionals becoming involved, it is perhaps time to rethink the manner in which we comprehend the threat of terror. Or has the realisation always been there and now we are acknowledging that which we have known to be true but refused to believe? The threat of fundamental terrorism is not an abstract concept but rather a feature of daily life that we must meet head on and attempt to better understand in order to provide a real semblance of security and not the mere illusion of it that has existed since the new policies were put into place.

[Pip]

I find myself being very skeptical and jaded by the way these recent attacks are being reported. I'm not overlooking the change in tack from what has happened before: as Chris points out some of the suspects are highly educated and groups are sufficenitly fragmented for such an organised attack to remain under the security raidar until it happened, yes that is significant...

... but the reaction to this (or the media reaction) is insane, I dont know how many "controlled explosions" there have been over the last few days (which actually contain nothing at all) - even if, at the time of discovering these suspect items, they were genuinly considered a threat, the media are hyping them up as - even once it's revealed it's just someone's lost lugagge or some abandoned fire extinguishers.

I appreciate there are alot of events unfolding fast around this, there is bound to be confusion about what is really going on. But I'm tired of this media frenzy (was it really necessary to show footage of the guy who attacked Glasgow airport half burnt to death?)

I'm also interested to see if any changes in security may be made by the new UK government and how public opinion is managed as a result...

I was skeptical before about the media's role in reporting 'terrorism' but as I note a change in tack in the attacks themselves, I also feel a similar change in the way that news is reaching the eyes and ears of UK society.

[luker]

And to think I didn't like needles before!!


jokes aside, I think the caregivers killing was indeed a shock to the collective system. However, I don't know if society is ready to think of terror as a everyday life event. Media coverage after these events replayed the burning car like it was the twin towers coming down.

Is the UK ready for "real security"? I think to the state we were in N. Ireland a few years back.

sadly, time will tell.

[fuenteselaine]

Hi C_Hill,
I think that the nature of the Threat has been changed. Many big people are also getting involved in these threats. Yes, we are realising that the threat is less a class issue and a more a fundamental concept. So we are feeling unsafe.
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