Fear

Political Cortex: The Role of Hope, Fear and Race in the Election of the President

Posted by Villagenyc from politicalcortex

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Excerpt:

Despite polls predicting otherwise, one of the three raised doubts about a Democratic win, a hope they all said they subscribed to.

The doubter worried that while the potential election of the African American candidate created the appearance that race no longer plays an active role in American politics, the fear remained, racism could rear its ugly head on election day.

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The Conservative Mind: Political Viewpoints Linked To Fear

Posted by Jeff from Slashdot

Researchers writing in Science report that the political orientation of test subjects who have strong views is linked to how easy they are to startle. They found that subjects who were more fearful were more likely to have right wing views, such as being in favor of capital punishment and higher defense budgets. The researchers suggest that this psychological difference is why it is so difficult to change people's minds in political arguments.

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Sydney split by fence to keep protesters away from world leaders at APEC

Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues.wordpress

Apparently it's an honour for Sydney to be chosen to host the APEC summit in three weeks time, bringing together more than 20 world leaders, including President Bush. But most Sydneysiders are wondering why they couldn't have gone elsewhere, now that the full scope of staggering security measures are being made public. A 5k long, 3-metre high security fence will cut Sydney's central business district in half...

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Phinney neighbors getting air-raid siren restored

Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A block from my house: "The gangly, long-legged tower topped by a 2-ton siren recently was painted, sparking renewed interest in the Cold War relics. An interpretive center is being planned by the Phinney Neighborhood Association at the base of the tower to explain the role of the sirens and the fear of attacks gripping the country a half-century ago. In 1952, the city of Seattle installed 21 new air-raid sirens. They ranged from 7 to 180 horsepower, and the biggest ones could be clearly heard up to three miles away, according to newspaper reports at the time."

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5 Men Detained After Plane Lands in N.J.

Posted by Damianmann from Chron

Authorities boarded an American Airlines plane Saturday and detained five men after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a spokesman for the airport\\'s operator. The plane was bound from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when an air marshal notified authorities of five men he considered suspicious, according to Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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