01-18-2004, 10:52 PM
I think fear is a word that means different things for different people. I took precautions for Y2K but did not go to extremes. I am concerned about terrorism and about the threat of nuclear war but I do not let this anticipation dictate my daily life. I fear racists and bigots because of the irrational way they think and the daily contact that I endure but I will not let them frighten me into believing the same as they do. Although the media may try to elicit fear and conformity the educated/informed people will weigh all the information and make a decision based on what they hear and believe. There is no way around the impact that the media has on all of us. How we choose to use this information is what makes us different. I had a colleague at work that ordered gas masks for his whole family, after 9/11, lots of people laughed at how he âover reactedâ⦠what if he had of proved to be the smart one? View things with an apprehensive eye and make your choices based on what you trust and the affect you are willing to let it have on you and your lifestyle.