Problem
Political fear
Nature:
Political fear, or fear of other political perspectives, produces a variety of social pathologies; for example, it quashes free expression and debate, censors information, drives causes into demagoguery, and aggravates excessive conservatism. Incidence:
Fear of being called pro-Communist marred the congressional hearings on the Iran-contra affair. Members of the committees were afraid to put tough questions to Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North because he came on in the guise of an anti-Communist hero. Broader Problems:
FearInternational non-military conflict Narrower Problems:
Fear of communismFear of social anarchy Aggravates:
Lack of political willDependence of effective cooperation on fearIneffective legislation against organized crimeExcessive state control of communications mass media Strategies:
Exploiting political fearReducing political fear Values:
Fear Subject(s):
Government → PoliticalRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET