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Galong, on 2012-02-04 09:42:38, said:
This fear mongering is all clearly explained in the BBC documentary "The Power of Nightmares",
This is well worth watching and demonstrates WHY governments act the way they do. I, for one, refuse to live in fear.
This is well worth watching and demonstrates WHY governments act the way they do. I, for one, refuse to live in fear.
An excellent documentary. Thanks for posting.
As much as I agree with most of the conclusions drawn in the documentary, I believe that the citizens of any western country expect their government to alert them to any potential problems that could be associated with travel to another zone. That's not scare mongering; just a good-ol' words of caution. The citizen can then choose to ignore it if he/she desires. Had the gov been aware of some threat but not posted a warning & then some citizens were killed or harmed, I'm sure there'd be considerable castigation of the gov. The gov is often then expected to rescue the victims, & at whose cost? Can't blame them for trying to avoid these negative effects.
