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Fear has been handled very differently by different
administrations.
At the start of his monumental presidency,
Franklin Dalano Roosevelt (called "FDR," 1882-1945, served
1933-1945) when the nation had been all but destroyed by Republican
excesses, reassured the people that "we have nothing to fear but
fear itself!"
He minimized panic, reassured the citizens and
gave confidence.
Seventy years later when the incompetent George W. Bush stole the presidency, he did exactly the opposite. He exaggerated fear, exploited it, used it to breed more fear, to justify war, to legitimize oppression and to make people insecure. He and his conservatives preached the mythology of fear. They convinced the suckers that we need to lose our liberties and our rights. Earlier conservatives such as Adolf Hitler had used the same technique. Hitler made people fear Jews. Bush relies on "terrorists," but it's the same ploy; "terrorists," avian flu, nuclear Iran, crime, perverts, any demon to fear - but please don't pay attention to the obscene profits of big oil and big business. The liberals were and are of the view that "we can do this, we can manage." They are confident that the people can muddle through and don't need to be regimented in goose-step obedience to the wealthy. FDR wanted to bring out the very best in people. By contrast, the conservatives are llke a disease. They bring out the very worst in America. Contrary to Christian dogmas, there aren't such things are good persons and bad persons. We are each a mixture of good and bad behaviors. The conservatives bring out the very worst elements in people. We see others doing foul, cruel and exploitive things. It seems to be socially acceptable. People who would generally behave differently, start justifying torture, accepting secret prisons and not opposing an evil war. FDR tried to minimize fear so the people would live better. Bush greatly exaggerated fear so that the conservatives could increase their power and wealth. The conservative agenda was/is a drumbeat of fear, one boogeyman after another, one demon after another. It's the traditional strategy of Christianity. Where there are a lot of scary spooks, the people are convinced that they need oppression to save themselves. It was a lie then, it's a lie now. The Christian dictator, Pat RObertson, infuriated that people in Dover, Pennsylvania chose truth over mythology, terrorized them with threats of his god's wrath. He relied on the conservative exaggeration of fear, trying to force people to accept lies. His "die-Dover-die" tactic was an effort to get people to accept a dogma about creation and evolution. Lies are the basis of conservative use of fear. President Bush lectures the world about what he calls "democracy." But, he doesn't really mean "democracy" in the sense that the dictionary defines it. He means a form of government where money rules and buys power, a form of government where the citizens are lied to and where they are afraid. Since the beginning of his regime, Mr. Bush has done the worst things, hurt the nation and the world. He's brought out the very worst in the nation. While the liberals seek cooperation and collaboration, the Bush conservatives exploit force and fear. FDR was right, fear breeds fear. As a nation we're terrified. Bush helped the "terrorists" win. We're terrified of every little thing from the "mysterious package" to the nail clippers on an airplane, fear is exaggerated. The worthless Democrats chime in, "me, too, me, too!"
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