Politics of Fear
This headline has been associated with the Bush administration for years. Using fear of terrorism and attacks on U.S. soil gave Bush the ability to execute on his foreign policy. Many on the left have bitterly attacked this strategy.
Ironically, we are seeing the exact same approach with the Obama administration. Instead of wars on foreign land, we are waging a domestic war on capitalism. We’ve been told over and over how we “must act now” to avert disaster…regardless of what it is we need to act on. That includes buying banks and auto companies as well as “fixing” healthcare.
The policitics of fear are back in action again, and have been for quite some time. Ironic indeed.
