As for the thread Topic:
The problem with the alcohol v terrorism situation, is alcohol is something that can be responsibly managed, in a way that harms nobody. terrorism even in small doses is fairly dangerous. with that having been said, it matters less for the victims. whether the person who died was because the man purposefully drove his car into him because of ideological extremism, or if he simply had been an alcoholic due to circumstances in his life, the victim is a constant in the situation, and the tragedy remains the same.
As for your Post:
"Example A: A man shoots a bunch of people, like 40-50 people and immediatley the media races to find out if its terror. If its a terror Plot, Fox News will be all over it. If its a mass shooting CNN will be all over it. And as soon as the truth is learned the political activism shows up. "we must ban guns" or "we must ban muslims"."
well i think this is a great example of the extreme reactions on each side.
"lets be real, terrorism is just murder with a spooky name to make people afraid. it is motivated by the intent to make people think your kingdom, your way of life is in danger. But why is this any different than a gun wielding maniac who wants the same? why is this any different than a drunk guy who wants to run from the cops and take a ton of people with him on a spree of death?"
Because terrorism is spawn from ideology or world view, whereas the "gun wielding maniac" - can stem from many other things. terrorism itself is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. while there are many lone wolf attacks, with absolute isolation from other radicals, these attacks don't generally predict future violence.
so whenever we hear there's been a mass murder of 50 people, most want to know if the person responsible is working alone, or if there is some systemic force which can make others act in the same way.
systemic forces can be:
group based: ideology, religion, political allegiance
individual based: mental health, personal retribution
causation based: promoted extremist values, 3rd party reactionaries
so the reason why people fear Terrorism in specific, is because ideologies aren't always contained to a single person. if there's a terrorist attack, that means there is a direct causal link that guarantees, without intervention, more action will be taken in the future.
"In my humble opinion, terrorism as a word is more an excuse to create a society that complies with the fear evildoers hope you will do. Terrorists crave people caving in to their own decency and turning on people with a different appearance, accent, or way of life. "
This certainly CAN be the case, and is a prominent tactic used in false flag attacks. however, you're missing a logical step if you think ISIS is executing westerners, BECAUSE they want us to hate all Muslims. if anything, the conqueror-attitude of them would want a submissive response, rather than any kind of belligerence.
in fact banning all muslims, as an extremist stance, would if anything incite ISIS to commit more violence.