Albert Einstein once declared, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” No matter who you are, what you are, or where you are, we all have one thing in common; we’re horrified of the world, and it’s only getting worse. John Arguilla is a firm believer that the world has never been more dangerous, and he expresses this opinion in, “Is the World Getting More Dangerous?” On the contrary, Emma Ashford is a strong advocate that Earth is safer than ever, as she also sets forth her viewpoint in, “Is the World Getting More Dangerous?” At the end of the day, there are too many threats in the world, both real and dangerous, to consider any place a “safe-space.” Nuclear war
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“Simply put, 15 years after the 9/11 attacks, the “global war on terror” that President George W. Bush proclaimed has morphed into terror’s war on the world.” America has seen it’s share of terroristic violence in more ways than one; a shooting on a gay bar in Orlando, homemade bombs planted around the streets of New York and New Jersey, and even explosives that were detonated during the Boston Marathon. Despite the fact that these attacks have lead to hundreds of deaths, America isn’t the only place where terror poses neverending danger. Europe has witnessed widespread terror, especially nations like Italy and France. “There were just under 2,000 terrorist attacks worldwide in 2001 that resulted in a total of 14,000 deaths and injuries. By 2015 that number had risen to nearly 15,000 attacks and more than 80,000 deaths and injuries. That’s a sevenfold increase in incidents and a fivefold jump in casualties.” If terrorism alone wasn’t bad enough, then consider that it’s only getting worse. At one point in time, there were societies that were safe from the antagony of terrorists, but not anymore, as everybody on Earth has a chance to become another victim of
“Simply put, 15 years after the 9/11 attacks, the “global war on terror” that President George W. Bush proclaimed has morphed into terror’s war on the world.” America has seen it’s share of terroristic violence in more ways than one; a shooting on a gay bar in Orlando, homemade bombs planted around the streets of New York and New Jersey, and even explosives that were detonated during the Boston Marathon. Despite the fact that these attacks have lead to hundreds of deaths, America isn’t the only place where terror poses neverending danger. Europe has witnessed widespread terror, especially nations like Italy and France. “There were just under 2,000 terrorist attacks worldwide in 2001 that resulted in a total of 14,000 deaths and injuries. By 2015 that number had risen to nearly 15,000 attacks and more than 80,000 deaths and injuries. That’s a sevenfold increase in incidents and a fivefold jump in casualties.” If terrorism alone wasn’t bad enough, then consider that it’s only getting worse. At one point in time, there were societies that were safe from the antagony of terrorists, but not anymore, as everybody on Earth has a chance to become another victim of