Is it only the Republicans that play on our fears for political gain or are the Democrats guilty too?

Question

The Republicans use the war on terror and terrorism, but the Democrats use global warming, do they not both create fear?

It seems politicians have found that they can get votes just by creating an issue or concentrating on an issue, that gives people a cause to fight for.

The Republicans seem to be concentrating on terrorism, while giving little attention to global warming. The opposite seems to be true of the Democrats. They are concentrating on global warming and reducing the number of troops fighting terrorist.

In my opinion, terrorism is a much larger and more obvious problem right now. Which frightens you more, the average temperature going up some 2-3 degrees over the past 100 years or Islamic extremists carrying signs proclaiming that Muslims will dominate the world, and England’s 9/11 is on the way, while protesting in the middle of London?

Answer 1

Telling us about the potential threats from the war on terror is not fear mongering. There is a real threat that wants to kill us.

Liberals however, are always fear mongering on something. It was global cooling in the 70's. Then it was acid rain in the 80's. Then it was global warming in the 90's and now it is climate change.

I can look into liberals and find some anti-capitalism agenda for every item they have.

Climate changes all the time. It is natural. It is at best an unprovable theory. It can and already has been disproven as fact.

Answer 2

Obviously both issues are important. But don't make the mistake of confusing fighting Al Qaeda with the war in Iraq.

The war in Iraq has increased terrorism and made Al Qaeda more powerful so it is definitely an issue that needs attention. (albeit an problem we've enabled to grow with our ill-planned invasion of Iraq)

But, global warming is also an important issue. If you look at a chart of global temperature changes since people started measuring temperatures (say 1860 or so) you can really see the trend everyone is talking about. (here's a graph on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)

One of the solutions to global warming is to move from oil powered vehicles to another power source. It would be a big win to cut greenhouse emissions from cars and cut off a huge source of funding for middle eastern terrorists. (whoohoo) It wouldn't end Islamic terrorists of course; but it would put a big spoke in their funding wheel.

As you know, we don't have the luxury to concentrate on just one problem at a time. The Demos and Repubs are trying to dumb things down for the election (as usual). Don't let them fool you into thinking one cancels out the other.

Answer 3

Both parties are devoid of reason at this point. If either party was reasonable, they would tie the "war against Islamic terrorism" and fighting climate change together.

If you lessen the use of oil by Americans you cut the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and you lessen our reliance on foreign oil. If the Middle East was no longer needed for its oil, it would be poor like Sub-Sahara Africa and very few would care. You can win the war on terror and fight climate change at the same time by developing alternative sources of energy.

Answer 4

I believe that both the Republicans and Democrats manipulate the data and press to get what they want from the American people.

I happen to think that terrorism is a bigger issue that global warming, but I doubt that the Republicans are being entirely straight with everyone...

Answer 5

It's not just global warming that the Dems use to frighten people. They change their tactics depending on the target they're going after. You hear the same scare-tactics every election.

Old People: "Republicans are going to take away your Social Security and medicare! You're going to have to choose between medicine and eating dog food!"

Poor People: "Republicans are going to take away your wellfare! They are going to make you chose between feeding your family and living on the street!"

Women: "Republicans are going to take away your right to an abortion! They're going to make sure have to choose between a back-alley butcher and raising a kid for 18 years! By the way, we're pretty sure they want to take the vote away from you too!"

This was just a quick laundry list, but they have one for pretty much every group in the country. The difference between these and terrorism is striking... as terrorism might actually happen.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Play on our fears?!? Did you think of that all on your own, or did the liberal talking points come into play? The Republican party, primarily President Bush, is telling the American public the real state of the world in which we live. They are not sugar coating it and running around like the lollipop guild thinking everything would be fine if we just sat around in a circle and sang a tune. Our civilization is in real danger from Islamic militants, that is a fact - that is not playing on your fears, that is telling you the truth. Accept reality - is it scary? You are darn right it is! So, what do we do about it? Withdraw to within our own borders and wait for them to attack -- AGAIN? Or do we engage them on foreign soil and hunt them down? Well, unless you are braindead, the answer is obvious.

Answer 8

They are both guilty of using fear tactics. They remind me of the old pro wrestling shows, where they had a good guy and a bad guy, but afterward they would go out and have a beer together. I think it is time for a third party and time to clean house of both Rep, and Dem career politicians

Answer 9

Your post is seemingly based on the assumption that there's no compelling evidence to support global warming and its serious consequences. I disagree with that assumption, and am more likely to turn to the scientific community- most of which states that global warming is real and to be taken very seriously- than to those who scoff at the idea. As for fighting terrorism, I'm all for trying to prevent and thwart as much violence as possible. What makes absolutely no sense to me at all, however, is the idea that Iraq is a logical and sensible place to go about doing so. How many of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis? Where is Osama bin Laden From? How many credible, let alone irrefutable links are there between Iraq and 9/11, or the far less dramatic attack on the WTC back in 1993?

Answer 10

Astute planners of both parties know that the motivational effectiveness of emotional arguments (versus factual arguments) is greater at lower levels of education. Dems tend to use emotional arguments a little more owning to the demographic of their base.