Check out the writings of Steven Pinker for an assessment of the world. He contends yes, it is getting better when viewed in a macro sense. However, there are those who have found it profitable to scare and frighten us, usually via TV & radio, about 24 hours a day. My 89yr old mother thinks this is the worst period of history ever. (Personally I would have thought WWII or the Depression would have scored more points…..) But she is an avid listener to FOX and hate talk radio guys.
Here’s your problem, Carmen, the vast majority of people mostly believe the last thing they heard. And if it’s in your interest to terrify a certain voting block about the economy crashing, the “other” as President, Soviet style government, Sharia law, etc……then we will only be afraid.
Check out the writings of Steven Pinker for an assessment of the world. He contends yes, it is getting better when viewed in a macro sense. However, there are those who have found it profitable to scare and frighten us, usually via TV & radio, about 24 hours a day. My 89yr old mother thinks this is the worst period of history ever. (Personally I would have thought WWII or the Depression would have scored more points…..) But she is an avid listener to FOX and hate talk radio guys.
Here’s your problem, Carmen, the vast majority of people mostly believe the last thing they heard. And if it’s in your interest to terrify a certain voting block about the economy crashing, the “other” as President, Soviet style government, Sharia law, etc……then we will only be afraid.