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I did not know this was called Project Fear. That is fascinating. Fear has always been in the toolbox for politicians, but it seems to be being used more and m

I did not know this was called Project Fear. That is fascinating. Fear has always been in the toolbox for politicians, but it seems to be being used more and more. Xenophobic fear is probably the most loudly-proclaimed one, but there are other types of fear, like the fear for one's safety... which, in the USA, is typically related to xenophobia these days, even if statistically it should not be [0]. I don't know the most effective way to fight fear-based messages besides very inspiring, positive-oriented messaging. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/23/youre-more-likely-to-be-fatally-crushed-by-furniture-than-killed-by-a-terrorist/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/2...

moomin 9y ago
There is a rather important point though: Project Fear was a label applied by professional politicians to dismiss the genuine opinions of people who actually knew what they were talking about. As it is, the UK has gone in two years from the best economic performer in the EU to the worst, and every prediction of how badly the divorce proceedings would go seem to come true. There’s quite a few people who use the phrase Project Fact now. Ironically, the Vote Leave campaign was characterised by stoking fact-free fear about immigration.