"Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts."
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Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
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I'm not ignorant of the facts at all...I watch CNN and Fox and I know exactly what is going on. We're winning the war on terror. Our tax dollars will end Global warming. Our Government is well organized, efficient and benevolent. The shadow government of bankers and corporate interests is only a myth. The FDA only approves things that are good for us. And War is Peace and Ignorance is Strength. What else do I need to know right? Just tell me where to vote!
 -- J Carlton, Calgary     
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    Paralyzing fear can prevail when people are knowledgeable of the facts. Such as being kidnapped, tortured, brutalized, raped and left for dead by a sadist with a knive and gun with no means of self-protection. Such was the experience of my wife.
     -- Ron, Westcliffe     
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    LOL, Carlton!
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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    Yes, Carlton, I'm not ignorant of the facts either...when I'm told by governement and the media that we only have 3.98 inflation, only 5.1 unemployerment, and that our economy is not in a recession - by the way, our underground reserves of oil are at about 97% - 'Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed' source unknown unless someone out there can tell me
     -- RobertSRQ     
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    Sometimes the facts justify fear, and fear can be a useful motivator to solve the problem. Fear can either be a useful tool to you, or you can become the useful tool of the fear.
     -- Ken, Allyn, WA     
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    Lots of ignorance here.
     -- warren, olathe     
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    RobertSRQ can you tell me a fact? Why is it said that we are running out of oil when oil from the first region in which it was discovered is still flowing plentifully. I speak of Oil City, Pennsylvania of course and its Quaker State and Pennzoil Brands. And who is lying to us government or business.
     -- Waffler, Smith, Ar.     
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    J Carlton, 5 stars for your comments.
     -- jim k, Austin, Tx     
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    Fear can also prevail when parties lack love, faith, truth and eternity as it exists.  Merry Christmas.
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    The facts are there is no critical thinking, diversity is not allowed, no sensitive impulses, and everyone is a predatory monster with no intention of changing versus the social being. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    The problem we're having is the average individual spends their time around others and think themselves social. Their just other monsters like the average individual. The social individual is mostly alone psychologically connected to nature most prominently. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    The prolific monster exist in our presents because of it's normal destructive characteristic. Her or his vast weaponry, are their calling cards, particularly the uncontested, unquestioned popular firearms. The deranged run everything and run it violently and are ready to kill any progressive individual at any time. The monster has no abilities to speak of, just primitive mindless violence.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    The human socially responsible individual carries no weaponry. He uses his negotiation, deliberation, diplomacy skills. Being one individual among billions he gets overwhelmed by the opposing monstrous behavior making him appear in the wrong. He is not, however, because he has good the intentions. Among so many lying monsters the lone honest man's still remains.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Correction: The human socially responsible individual carries no weaponry. He uses his negotiation, deliberation, diplomacy, skills. Being one individual among billions he gets overwhelmed by the opposing monstrous behavior making him appear in the wrong. He is not, however, because he has the good intentions. Among so many lying monsters the lone honest man still remains.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    If you are perceptive, you might ask yourself, why is such a cruel, practically mindless, predator that we refer to as homo sapiens still proliferating across the globe of the planet? The reality is the natural homo sapiens creature is quite creative. It's just that the vast majority have gone the wrong, but popular path. Not until now has someone suggested another path.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Characteristics of humanity: sensitive, nonconforming, rational, independent, curious, heterogenous, direct, wholesome, critical thinker, self-aware, developmental, optimistic, correcting, orderly.


     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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