Is any organization who would promote an agenda or idea using fear inherently evil?

Question

I will give an example: The anti-drunk driving campaign. Personally I found the ads they had a while back that showed the victim happy in the prime of their life, using empathy, more motivationg than the ads that showed mangled cars.

If an organiztion has a positive agenda, is it still necessary to play on the fears of the public to promote it?

Is this fear based marketing the reason why we are so polarized politically in the US?

Im not taking a side here. I just think you guys in politics can be so entertaining. So go ahead, rant away.....

Answer 1

The climate of fear is absolutely the reason the nation is polarized.

You have two very extreme sides, one is crusading on a platform of moral superiority playing on an epic good vs. evil battle. They get the nation wrapped up in non issues, like Abortion, God, morality, Definition of Family and the eradication of EVIL.

Then you have another side that has a venomous hatred of this ideology. They will systematically opposed everything their counterpart stands for not necessarily out of reason, but out of emotion.

The you have the rest of us. We get so wrapped up in this nonsense debate. We are forced to identify with one side out of necessity because they represent the extremes of both major political parties in the USA. In adopting the identity of the party we take on their values and therefore continue to debate, and argue in an incredibly counterproductive manner.

Answer 2

no.... If the agenda is to save lives, it is good to cause fear of a behavior that can kill.. Kids forever have been taught to stay out of the fire by fear induced by a sound swat on the butt and a loud rebuke. Some is bad and very evil: evil men forever have been inducing fear into the gullible in order to rule over them cruelly or for profit-- the catholic church told its members not to learn for themselves to keep them ignorant of the freedom in Jesus that has always been available for free. You cannot tax free salvation. Albert Gorlioni has been harping 15 years that we are all going to die in ten years (yes , he is a little over his limit) if we dont turn off all our lights, engines, and airconditioners and go back to our caves-- while he reaped millions and ran all over the world in a jet that uses more fuel in a day than a medium sized town uses in a month.. GWB is using your fear of loosing your way of life to muslim extreemists to distract you from the fact that the government has for years turned away from the true and living GOD who gave us our way of life-- and who will take it away if we do not turn and repent.. AND I am using fear of HELL to try to convince you that you do indeed need JESUS.

Answer 3

The Republican Party.....using Fox News, promotes fear everyday!