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Why Politicians Want You to Panic
Crime is down, jobs are growing, America is pre-eminent. So why are candidates fanning the flames of fear?
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Because making people fear what you want them to be afraid of makes them easier to manipulate, of course.
Yes, and as the article points out, it's a specific subset of susceptible people that they're aiming to mobilize/manipulate for specific reasons and toward specific ends. That's why I thought it was worth posting.
Also why I thought it was worth upvoting. ;)
Thanks! I hoped that didn't sound defensive, but maybe it did. All I meant was despite its terrible title, it actually uncovers newsworthy complexities within what seems self-evident.