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Arguing the obvious: you're saying that they should fear the big scary police state. That's exactly "people are scared of what they're told is scary".
by andygates 11y ago
Arguing the obvious: you're saying that they should fear the big scary police state. That's exactly "people are scared of what they're told is scary".
- scrollaway 11y agoYou're partly correct. But I'm not actually saying "you should fear x". I'm making observations on mass media and a conjecture on the underlying fears of people, then just letting you figure out what you think about it. I also do not hold any power or credibility over my audience, I'm just some guy on the internet. Contrast this to media entities, in a position of trust, twisting the world to conform to whatever they gain most out of. Do you yourself feel that the mass media sources you are familiar with fairly represent and report on the issues they address?
- tomp 11y agoYou're more likely to be killed by police than by terrorists (in the US, possibly not in the UK). The police can legally detain you, steal your property (again in the US), and whatever they do illegaly is usually not punished. If that's not reason enough to scare you, then I'm assuming you don't have many fears. In theory, I definitely support a surveilance state, with powerful law-enforcement agencies. In practice, none of the states on Earth are trustworthy enough not to abuse that power.