Explain the obsession of terrorism in the US

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As the debacle in Boston continues to unfold live on all channels 24/7, I couldn't help but notice one interesting fact during my training session at the gym today.

1) Terrorist act overseas killing innocent people, same day, 50 people killed = of very minor interest. 
2) Innocent people killed in the US by a major industrial accident, 30+ people killed = of moderate interest. 
3) Bring those two together - a terrorist act in the US killing 4 people with manhunt after = "JESUS HAS RETURNED & THE CURE FOR CANCER HAS BEEN DISCOVERED" level of interest.

To summarize: terrorism = meh; innocent people die = meh; terrorism kills innocent people in the United States = OMFG WTF?! This is a fact, no doubt. How do you explain this? All the possibilities I've been able to come up with are either malicious or profoundly stupid. 

On another note, the guys who did this are Chechens from Dagestan. This is actually very close to where I lived in Russia, a neighboring republic.
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bobcat303's avatar
because Americans have a lot of p[ride