Do you think FEAR equals CONTROL?

People in power have always used fear to control others. The catholic church did it with the inquisition, calvin did it when he charged every person to inform on others, even children informing on their parents. When people think they are alone with so many against them they feel they have no power and they fear for their lives. It takes a very strong person to gather them all together and show them that they are not alone and that this terror can be challenged and fought against. In time all people who ruled by fear have been overcome. It can take a long time but it all starts with one person refusing to be give in to the fear. The best weapon of fear is to divide and conquer. That way you turn people against each other. You call some communists or target a racial or ethnic group and label them dangerous and then you turn everyone against them. This way you target innocent people but you turn attention away from the real source of the control. Muslims are a current example where the entire group of people are targeted as evil for simply belong to a faith. The catholic church once did this to protestants and had them rounded up and murdered as heretics. The group fights back and that helps to reinforce the lies. It is an evil side of human nature and I wonder if we will every be free of it.

A very interesting question. I DO think fear is one way that is sometimes used (or abused) to control people. Someone makes a law or a doom and gloom announcement, and those prone to fear are likely to be so scared of consequences they'll do almost anything they're told to do. And yes, coincidentally enough, those who instill the fear tend to profit in one way or another. I'm old. I've raised children. It's hard to scare me any more LOL. Karen

I think fear has always been a way that others have controlled people. In what they do or say..like a man beating a wife we all wonder why she doesn't leave after 5 years of it..cause simple she fears he will go after her. Fear is a very powerful thing..possibly even more powerful then money.

Sometimes new laws are based on 'fear' or a reaction to a bad event, in hopes of preventing a repeat of said event, but not every time. Other times, laws are passed to govern the use of a new technology. * The United States is peppered with technologies that were not around in 1970. An example would be the cellular telephone. A time traveler would likely pass out at one of those ringing in a pocket. Then proceed to laugh at said tiny phone when answered. "Captain Kirk?" * http://mbf.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/cool.jpg

Hello, friend! One of the worst things that's ever happened to this country is the level of fear promulgated by all sorts of politicians, commentators, news makers, etc. People are afraid of everything, and therefore, the worst in most of us comes out, big-time! Fear is, indeed, a way to control people. The problem is, though, that fear-mongering has gotten so out of control that it's driving people insane. Perfectly normal, moral, intelligent people are buying into obvious falsehoods, then spreading the junk as if it were Gospel. It gets harder all the time for us to sort through it all. This is undermining the basic decency and security of the country, and the outcome can only be disaster. We have to turn this around in a hurry!

hi gypsy Dad no not really.some people are Afraid of anything that they dont understand but that is ignorance speaking. 'I think all americans after what happened to the two world trade center building and all those people killed ,we have a right to be scared of another terrorist attack and should be afraid. its notmass control at all, its being smart and protecting ourselves from another attack.no fear does not equal control.we are not a bunch of geese we are people and americans dont control all that easily.

If members of the public will realized that fear is not of God then they will not practice it. Yes you are right whenever time FEAR is generated in the public the government members and their friends are the beneficial and we should stop allowing them to do this to us. Fear is not good because you are giving control over to the deity and this is not what God want for us. We should at all times be conscious to make the right decisions but we cannot when we are fearful.

I firmly believe that fear is the basis for mass control... The news isn't always doom and gloom... It is, however, what draws the most reaction. It sells. =/

I am at the stage of tiredness where it is hard for me to articulate my response. I post this link to the movie, Zeitgeist, wherever I can, to raise awareness. This shows how governments run their citizens by a method of fear and control, and when they still won't abide by the law, go to them, make up a big bad hellish devilish beast that will send them to an eternity of agony and keep them in order that way. http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com

do u think fear equal control? nice question but i dont think so fear is the internal thing which is present in each and every one whereas control is the ability of one to prohibit or stop others actions. ya sometimes our fear becomes disadvantage to us and advantage to someother so he gets a chance to control us. but most of the time laws are based on human fears but i believe laws are ment to be broken until and unless its not that serious

Sometimes fear is the basis for the mass control.But it is a good thing because if there are not laws and punishments the crime will be on a very high level and the sociaty will live in more fear. There will be anarchy and no justice and people will live in more dangerous place. Without laws the world is lost.

In my opinion, fear is good but it can't make any big difference in whether the general publich follow the fear based law or not. Best example would be terrorists. Not only are they outlaws but also risk their lives on a day-to-day basis, which people fear the most generally. The fear of law is far from effective on them. They live and die to acheive their goals which is mass destruction. Overall I would say that awareness and knowledge is the key to all such problems. If people are aware and have the knowledge of what damage they are causing to a fellow human being by breaking the law, I believe that will keep every one of us on track.