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Fear Factor: Our hype-driven culture thrives on confusing reality with fantasy and on making us afraid
Can I Have a Culture of Brave, Please? I'm Tired of this Culture of Fear

Enough of this culture of fear, I say! Jeez. Whimsical terror alerts along with calm terrorist threats, wondering whether a hurricane or an earthquake will strike, .. and television Fear Factors... I mean, could we just stop reacting to things with fear? Fear is not necessarily the best way to react to things that you can't either run from or fight and kill. There ARE other ways to react; calm, adult ways.