Is there a difference between fear&rumor mongering and war/fact mongering?

Answer 1

Yep...

It's called a two party system.

Answer 2

yes. Rumor- Iraq WMD, Iran WMD (best case scenario is 10 yrs to a nuke alot can happen in 10 yrs and first strike a decade ahead of time is fear/rumor mongering)

fact mongering is taking about asteroids, megatsunamis, megavolcanos all of which are true but highly improbable

Answer 3

Fear and rumors can be peddled and so can war. Facts usually speak for themselves and intelligent, well informed folks generally recognize this. Unfortunately, there are too few of them around so yes, there is a difference. IMHO.

Answer 4

Here are some facts to consider.

In 2005, the United States poured $455 billion into the military industrial complex. To satiate the obscene avarice of the corporations and plutocrats, the federal government bled and indebted US taxpayers to finance almost half of the world's military expenditures. While the US spent its $455 billion, the rest of the world combined only spent $545 billion. China and India, nations with triple the population of the US, spent $35 billion and $19 billion respectively. In the ongoing struggle of guns versus butter, American plutocrats are fond of saying to hold the bread spread and pass the ammunition. Dick Cheney and Halliburton provide another example of the many conflicts of interest existing in the marriage between the federal government and defense contractors. Cheney, former Secretary of Defense under Bush, Sr. later became the CEO of Halliburton Oil. Ironically, during Cheney's tenure as CEO, Halliburton went from number 73 to number 18 on the list of top federal defense contractors. Since he abdicated his office to become Bush Jr's Vice-President, Kellog Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton (an ethically-challenged company which has been accused of cooking their books and tax avoidance) has become the US military's largest defense contractor in Iraq. Maintaining Halliburton's record of highly questionable conduct, KBR now faces an investigation by the Pentagon, which has flagged over $1 billion dollars of potential overcharges. Dick Cheney still receives deferred compensation from Halliburton of up to $1 million per year, so they probably have little to fear.

Answer 5

I understand the parallels between "war" and "fear" - but there are no similarities between "rumor" and "fact" - just some intended confusion at times depending on the spin.

Answer 6

It's a very narrow one, and frequently determined by previous political leanings. Ex: "This morning, members of the Shiite militia blew up a mosque in Baghdad." vs "Those nasty terrorists blew up another mosque today and they'll be coming for your kids tomorrow if you don't let us do what we want!"

Answer 7

Fear/rumor = DEM
War/fact = REP

Answer 8

No difference.

Answer 9

yep