A Puzzle

[forsyth]

Why is that many of the people who talk the loudest and the longest about "bravery" and "toughness" and so on were the first people to completely panic about terrorists and demand, say, pointless and intrusive searches, wars with unrelated countries, and generally bombing the crap out of other people, just so they can feel safer from the Magical Supervillain Terrorists?

(And yes, I know several possible answers. I'm mostly being rhetorical here)

Comments

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

It's the same impulse that makes cats puff up their fur to make themselves look larger when threatened.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Over-buy-in and subsequent perpetuation of the hypocrisy thrown at us in society, because their lives and fortunes are now built on it.