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ASU2003 · 04-20-2006, 07:41 PM

It's pretty obvious that the media, groups and the government can use fear tactics to get what they want.

So, what should we be afraid about?

1. Violent crime. Someone is going to break into your home and rape and kill your family.

2. Running out of oil. Society won't know what to do without gasoline and plastics.

3. Global warming. Ice caps melt and water levels rise. White snow caps reflect a lot of solar energy that might get absorbed in the future. Permafrost and glaciers melt. People are forced to move north. Food is hard to come by.

4. Terrorism. Wrong place at wrong time. People in certain groups want to kill you for what your values are.

5. Virus X. Some biological virus will wipe out large numbers of humans, and you can't do anything to not get infected.

6. Plane crashes. Every time a plane crashes, it makes the nightly news.

7. Running out of money. Invest in your 401k, you might out live your money, you don't want to be 95 and living on $18,000/year from social security, do you?

8. Stock market collapse. It has happened in the past, and it will happen in the future.

9. Dollar's collapse. Similar concept, China decides to cash in its debt, OPEC switches to Euros, oil spikes to $10/gallon in the US, extreme inflation of goods, extreme deflation in value of money.

10. Asteroid hitting the Earth. Far out event that happens every once in a while.

11. Nuclear war. Iran, North Korea, Pakistan/India, or some terrorist starts a nuclear war.

12. Obesity epidemic. I don't think it is healthy to be overweight, but I'm not sure it is as bad as it really is. I don't have first hand experience being overweight though. And, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it is the American diet of pop, snacks and fast food that had cheap unhealthy ingredients that was causing the problem.

13. Natural disaster. Volcano, earthquake, hurricane, flood...

14. kidnapping/hostage taking. Mainly in foreign countries.

What other fear-based things get thrown out there? What should we really be worrying about?

04-20-2006, 07:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Fear in modern society It's pretty obvious that the media, groups and the government can use fear tactics to get what they want. So, what should we be afraid about? 1. Violent crime. Someone is going to break into your home and rape and kill your family. 2. Running out of oil. Society won't know what to do without gasoline and plastics. 3. Global warming. Ice caps melt and water levels rise. White snow caps reflect a lot of solar energy that might get absorbed in the future. Permafrost and glaciers melt. People are forced to move north. Food is hard to come by. 4. Terrorism. Wrong place at wrong time. People in certain groups want to kill you for what your values are. 5. Virus X. Some biological virus will wipe out large numbers of humans, and you can't do anything to not get infected. 6. Plane crashes. Every time a plane crashes, it makes the nightly news. 7. Running out of money. Invest in your 401k, you might out live your money, you don't want to be 95 and living on $18,000/year from social security, do you? 8. Stock market collapse. It has happened in the past, and it will happen in the future. 9. Dollar's collapse. Similar concept, China decides to cash in its debt, OPEC switches to Euros, oil spikes to $10/gallon in the US, extreme inflation of goods, extreme deflation in value of money. 10. Asteroid hitting the Earth. Far out event that happens every once in a while. 11. Nuclear war. Iran, North Korea, Pakistan/India, or some terrorist starts a nuclear war. 12. Obesity epidemic. I don't think it is healthy to be overweight, but I'm not sure it is as bad as it really is. I don't have first hand experience being overweight though. And, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it is the American diet of pop, snacks and fast food that had cheap unhealthy ingredients that was causing the problem. 13. Natural disaster. Volcano, earthquake, hurricane, flood... 14. kidnapping/hostage taking. Mainly in foreign countries. What other fear-based things get thrown out there? What should we really be worrying about?