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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Also, this notion of fear has to be looked at from both sides. For example some people fear McDonald's Happy Meals others fear the government taking their guns - which fear is more irrational?
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Probably the one based on the much higher improbability or, in extreme cases, fantasy.
I'd be more afraid of junk that's
actually inside of children than of the totalitarian state that
might one day come.
It's kind of a silly comparison though, and I don't think this is really what this is about. I think the idea is about how we handle fear and how perspectives vary based on how we handle or otherwise register fear.
Kind of a "close the borders!" vs. "reform immigration policy!" sort of thing.