One of President Truman's famous saying was, America was not built on fear, America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Those words are more relevant today and relate to what is taking place in the country.
The conservative news media, especially the Fox News Network, conservative journalists and republican's in congress are using fear as a scare tactic in the run up to the November elections. Ebola, immigration, the ACA, ISIS, Benghazi and a host of other fear related stories. President Clinton did not have many quoted sayings as Truman but he did say over and over, "the only way republicans can win elections is by dividing the people." And of course that is what fear is all about, division.
Added to the fear factor is the statement, "Obama can not be trusted." Not close to being an original statement, just another fear seed to be planted in people's mind. Of course, the latest number show that the President is more popular than the people who are trying to drive a wedge between the voters and the President.
Fear is not a new tactic, it is just being carried to a new level. Remember those awesome WMD that Saddam and the threat they posed to America? Or what about those mobile chemical labs? Those who use fear tactics are insecure people who can not compete in the real world. It is a symptom of their inability to offer the people any thing of a constructive nature.
And yes my friends, that is why democratic administrations are able to offer America and its people a better way of life.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
