I found this quote from an article which I have not read as a whole as it is not easily available online (or for free):
Overcoming Fear Culture and Fear Itself
by Julie Hanus
Utne Reader, January-February 2009
For the first time in history, fear is tearing society apart. In the past, fear has engendered solidarity—as it did in the 1950s, when nuclear anxieties bound Americans together. Contemporary fear throws wedges between us. This isolation, in turn, renders the public ever more fearful. What’s more, media outlets, politicians, and businesses all have learned to capitalize on this distinctly modern sense of dread, and thus profit from finding ways to cultivate it. Until we find a way to resist fear, we’ll live at the mercy of these emotional entrepreneurs—and in doing so, be party to the personal, cultural, and political consequences.
http://www.utne.com/politics/overcoming-american-fear-culture-on-eve-of-new-presidency.aspx
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