| I wish I could have attended last month's panel on Living in a State of Fear in New York, but I had to content myself with reading the submitted papers of the three panelists. As a way to understand the political context in which we in civil society have to do our work, these papers will give me ideas to think about for some time to come.
The questions the panelists were given included: "To what extent today does it seem as though politicians are more likely to advise the public to fear everything and not simply fear itself? Has fear assumed the character of a ‘natural’ problem that is detached from any specific experience? In this form, does this become a perspective on life rather than a response to any particular threat?"
Posted: 4/15/07; 11:27:58 PM # |
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