Fear As a weapon?

Question

Fear as a weapon to ensure obedience

what do you think of this topic?
Can anyone give me some examples?

Answer 1

It works for me ..............

Answer 2

On the surface, fear can make people do what you say. Most people in Germany hated what the Nazis were doing, but whenever someone said so, they disappered. I know a lot of people that had families in Iraq, living under the Hussein regime, and the fear people expereince due to the attacks by the insurgents is much "cleaner" than the fear of an insane ruling family - the "holy wars" make a certain sense, but not knowing when or if you might be punished for something is what creates things like PTSS.

Some people also experience that in their home lives; I had a step-father who was inconsistant in his anger and the times he'd strike, and an ex-husband who I knew exactly what would make him mad; it was easier to take, until I wised up and realized I didn't have to take it.

Fear might be able to make you obey, but it can't make you excel - something which Hussien's son, who was in charge of Iraq's Olympic athletes, never figured out.

A lot of my friends are ex-Catholics, who grew up in parishes where fear was used to make people obey the Church, in God's name (to be fair, I have friends who grew up in a much nicer Catholic environment, but it's not the majority, in my circle). The fear of "hell" does not create a true spirituality, but those in power that use it don't care, they only care about the obedience.

It's much like using torture to get people to talk - they'll TALK, all right, and tell you what you want to hear; but will the information be of any value? Studies have shown that the answer is "no".

Answer 3

The only fear there is is fear of failure, so this using fear as a weapon to ensure obedience is using a person's need to succeed.
It can't work because the normal fear of failure will clash with the need to succeed and cause confusion and damage to the ones this is being practiced on.

Answer 4

I do like that topic of study.

It is a common battle/militaristic tactic to enstill fear as a means of producing a specific outcome.

But from what I've witnessed in life, Fear doesn't enstill anything other than negative feelings in the long run. Fear doesn't stop a behavior, it simply stops that behavior in front of the agressor.

When I yell at my dog for playing rough with my cat, she stops while I'm sitting there...but when I'm not around....the behavior continues. When I reward her for being nice, she's more inclined to behave the way I want her to.

Answer 5

It works well. Yet it inspires rebellion among a people.
Just think about this.
You have a teenager and his/her parents.
The parents have the teenager under a sense of "fear" that if he does something wrong then there will be a punishment. But as the teenager grows and learns that there is little backing behind his/her parents threats, then he/she starts to rebel. Even if it starts small.
But, even if he/she does rebel there is still a small sense of "fear" left in him/her from years of obedience to his/her parents.
See what I'm getting at?

Answer 6

1. The Internal Revenue Service
2. The Secret Police (KGB, Gestapo, SAVAK, etc.)
3. Schoolyard bullies

Answer 7

War on terror is the best example, because the US government makes you afraid they take away civil rights, and judicial procedure, their reason? to protect you!

Answer 8

I believe the more powerful tool is called , 'Dread'. Mere fear is fleeting, but dread abides deeply.

Answer 9

i like it but would never do others like that in my opion?