Here Peter Ludlow talks about the absolutely absurd state of affairs that citizens today allow themselves to be put in to.
Given this obvious truth, one might suppose that modern democratic states, with the lessons of history at hand, would seek to minimize fear — or at least minimize its effect on deliberative decision-making in both foreign and domestic policy.
But today the opposite is frequently true. Even democracies founded in the principles of liberty and the common good often take the path of more authoritarian states. They don’t work to minimize fear, but use it to exert control over the populace and serve the government’s principal aim: consolidating power.
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However, since 9/11 leaders of both political parties in the United States have sought to consolidate power by leaning not just on the danger of a terrorist attack, but on the fact that the possible perpetrators are frightening individuals who are not like us.
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Fifty States of Fear
Is our government trying to minimize our worries about terrorism, or manipulating them to consolidate its power?
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Boy, that picture sure does sound scary. Â I'm now willing to let Peter Ludlow have whatever he wants to make sure it doesn't happen.