Fear Your Neighbor

September, 2009

OUR GOVERNMENTS USE FEAR TO MANIPULATE USThe contours of a new world are slowly emerging out of the traumatic experiences of the first decade of the 21st century. The need for global cooperation and concerted action to solve the problems that threaten us all is recognized by everyone. But one ominous sign spoils the image: the growth of fear in political life.It is easy to note the similarity of President Bush's lan­guage in his addresses to the American people after 9/11and alter the finan­cial...