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bigtree

(85,918 posts)
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 01:55 PM Jan 2018

Watching video of those Hawaiians running under apparent imminent missile threat



It occurred to me how ripe and vulnerable Americans are for exploitation over fear generated from the White House.

Truly unsettling times, whether the missile threat is real or not, with so many of us braced for the worst.
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Watching video of those Hawaiians running under apparent imminent missile threat (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2018 OP
Fear. Trump and the corporate media are both milking fear for all the poor cow is worth. Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #1
no substitute for leadership bigtree Jan 2018 #2
Yes, Trump either does not care if Americans are on edge, or it is on purpose. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #3
If you hear that a missile is coming, youre going to literally run for your life. Oneironaut Jan 2018 #4
I can't even imagine the horror withoutapaddle Jan 2018 #5

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Fear. Trump and the corporate media are both milking fear for all the poor cow is worth.
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 02:02 PM
Jan 2018

That really is the core of the Foxxx and Republican appeal.

Using fear to control folks, even generating fake fear, is pure evil...how can this clear RW manipulation be called out and opposed?

bigtree

(85,918 posts)
2. no substitute for leadership
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 02:27 PM
Jan 2018

...if we can coalesce around the elections we can elevate political leaders who bring back accountability and reason.

Oneironaut

(5,461 posts)
4. If you hear that a missile is coming, youre going to literally run for your life.
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 03:35 PM
Jan 2018

I’m horrified imagining what was going through these peoples’ minds!

withoutapaddle

(263 posts)
5. I can't even imagine the horror
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 03:40 PM
Jan 2018

I still get a lump in my throat when our emergency test sirens go off on Wednesdays.

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