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Not sure about the specific situation to parent is referring to but there is a difference. Take the UK referendum to leave the EU. There are valid points on bot
by k-mcgrady 11y ago
Not sure about the specific situation to parent is referring to but there is a difference. Take the UK referendum to leave the EU. There are valid points on both sides but when MP's start saying that leaving/staying makes it more likely we'll be attacked by terrorists I would consider that a fear campaign. It's a completely hypothetical point and only spoken to scare people into agreeing with you.
- nickff 11y agoBoth sides of almost every political debate use fear to try to get their way. Anti-encryption folks talk about the parade of horribles that private communications could enable, anti-gun people talk about school shootings, pro-army/navy/air force groups talk up terrorists and foreign enemies, pro-social program partisans pretend that the rich make money by abusing the poor. There is unfortunately nothing new, unique, or particular about a group using fear to persuade or dissuade people from supporting a measure.