Why is our country so afraid?

[Blue_Roses]

We were hit in '95 by someone who was an American. We were hit by Japanese air forces in 1941. We have been hit time and time again, but this administration thinks 9-11 was the first time Americans have been attacked. Bullshit.

[Ready4Change]

1. Terror TV, 24/7

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[Blue_Roses]

2. but why?

what happened on 9-11 that made the US think they they were "padded"

[apnu]

6. fear makes people easier to control. Simple Goebels 101 my friend. n/t

[LVdem]

3. campaign of fear

that the repuke's strat this year...they got no record to run on...

[JNelson6563]

4. Watch Bowling for Columbine

I think Moore sums it up beautifully in that piece.

Julie

[Homerr]

5. Just waitng for * to say "when Osama bombed Pearl Harbor"

[Julien Sorel]

7. Because it's boring otherwise.

We're wealthy and powerful beyond what any other country has enjoyed in history. We could literally destroy the world. The poor here live better than the average person does worldwide. But people want more out of life than dull prosperity.

Fear adds zest to life. Fear is entertaining. So we blow things out of proportion. We lost the communist boogieman, so now we have to find another, and terra is it. Those bad men are out there, threatening us. And if they weren't we'd invent them.