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Old 02-13-2015, 03:03 PM
 
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Well, you'd be surprised. I'm not sure how old you are...but let's see the "fear mongering" that existed before the internet:

-killer bees would work their way into the United States and swarm and kill little kids, especially if you are wearing red
-Nostradamus predicted an epic battle between an eagle (the United States?) and a bear (the USSR?) - note, the "seer" didn't say anything about the nuclear explosions in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
-(some of you should love this one) the dangers of marijuana use
-the evil of luciferian-inspired heavy metal music and how it compels adolescents to kill....

So really, nothing has changed much! People have always been overly negative and haven't trusted in diplomacy and science to solve problems.
You think those are bad? I played--gasp!--Dungeons and Dragons!

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Old 02-13-2015, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Fear mongering sells to make money for networks. The end result is people are afraid of pretty much everything. It sure was nice in the 70's and 80's before the Internet boom and the 24 hour news mess.
You and I finally agree on something.
Violent crime is at its lowest rate in 20 years, but reporting of violent crime has increased by about 300%,
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