Since I speak and write about this a good deal, I am often asked at public meetings, in what sometimes seems to me a rather prurient way, whether I myself or my family have 'ever been threatened' by jihadists. My answer is that yes, I have, and so has everyone else in the audience, if they have paid enough attention to the relevant bin-Ladenist broadcasts to notice the fact.

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In this quote, the speaker addresses the question they often encounter regarding whether they or their family have been threatened by jihadists. They perceive this question to be asked with a voyeuristic curiosity. Their response is that indeed they have been threatened, and so has everyone else in the audience, as long as they have been attentive to the broadcasts of bin Ladenists. By making this statement, the speaker implies that the threat of jihadists is not limited to specific individuals or families but is a broader concern that affects society as a whole.

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