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Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Kamikaze on August 22, 2005, 01:14:18 am

http://boingboing.net/profits_of_fear.html

A great article about the neutron bomb and how politicians feed off of our insecurities and the nation's most troubled times.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Prophet on August 22, 2005, 01:58:25 am

Another article that makes me happy about where I'm living...

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Turnsky on August 22, 2005, 02:26:58 am

ah, the great american tradition, not servicing a need, but creating it

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Ace on August 22, 2005, 02:55:51 am

Well I can say from my brief visits with senators this summer that he's dead on.

Even simple issues such as trade agreements people don't read or understand what is going on beyond blurbs like "trade is good, me support."

They don't look at advantages/disadvantages such as what's their labor laws, does their GDP mean that they'll contribute or be a drain? etc...

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Kosh on August 22, 2005, 01:41:04 pm

The politicians have been feeding off of the insecurities of people in this country for several years now.


Have to keep people good and scared, it makes them easier to control.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Martinus on August 22, 2005, 04:05:32 pm

[color=66ff00]Probably one of the most interesting things I've read in a while now.

Cheers for the link. :yes:
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Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: EtherShock on August 22, 2005, 07:01:04 pm

Yep, I've said this before (not here though) Cold War all over again, only not so cold.

I don't agree with the Freudian explanation for war, but c'mon, it's obvious people in power have issues. Everyone has issues nowadays and should be in therapy. Bush probably has issues with being the black sheep of the family, besting his father and brother, and who knows what else is wrong in there.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Kamikaze on August 22, 2005, 08:03:38 pm

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Originally posted by Kosh
The politicians have been feeding off of the insecurities of people in this country for several years now.

Yes, several being about 60 in this case. :p

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: vyper on August 22, 2005, 08:09:18 pm

More than that, if you want to trace Wilsonian Policy.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Charismatic on August 22, 2005, 09:04:20 pm

Good old american spirit! Scare the people and take their money! Good hard ol' cash!

Worth it every time..

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Corsair on August 22, 2005, 09:47:03 pm

Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Styxx on August 22, 2005, 10:35:44 pm

Nice article. And I gotta admit that I always loved the concept of the neutron bomb.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Singh on August 22, 2005, 11:31:06 pm

The concept of the Nuetron bomb always scared me - something that could kill people without damaging technology?
It's still scary....but at least now I know why..... :p

Interesting article, interesting read. Glad I dont live all the way at the west for once. However, the concept of politics being beyond your worst nightmares is all too true regardless of which country you are in.

Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Martinus on August 23, 2005, 12:36:11 pm

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Originally posted by Styxx
Nice article. And I gotta admit that I always loved the concept of the neutron bomb.

[color=66ff00]I think I left the spare in the admin armory.
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Title: The Profits of Fear
Post by: Martinus on August 24, 2005, 03:40:49 am

[color=66ff00]Heh, remarkable coincidence: Link (www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/nyregion/23cnd-mta.html?ex=1282449600&en=2d3e480d9cd730a8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)
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