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Originally Posted by 95th Rifleman
I disagree entirely.
I honestly think the problems we have today stem from too much freedom and not enough social fear, it's ironic that the threat of destruction is the one thing that truly unites a country.
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This is an interesting point and I'm still thinking about it. I'm not sure I agree that we need more fear to bind society together. Look at what societies have become when fear is created, amplified, and/or played upon, especially by natuional governments:
Nazism
McCarthyism
Cultural Revolution
I think I'd rather deal with an occasional spate of rioting than live in a repressive police state.
But I can kind of see where you are coming from- I do agree that
shared adversity can bind a nation together. Look at how well the UK and the U.S. came together behind the war effort in WWII. Granted, fear is a component of that shared adversity, but I'm not sure if it is the prime motivator/causal factor.