Fear Consequences

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Consequences of Fear Fear is a powerful emotion ever present in the lives of all- and in healthy amounts, it keeps us alive. If we felt no fear of the dangerous, unfamiliar, or different, we could quite easily end up injured or dead. For example, a person afraid of a wild animal can avoid getting hurt by it; When the person kills an innocent animal under the notion that all wild animals are dangerous, however, then that is an example of fear driving people to commit horrible acts for their own safety. In a society, people hold fear of non-conforming and the dangerous consequences of not listening to authority- so if everyone goes along with something, it is unlikely that others will oppose even if they disagree. When fear dominates a society …show more content…

One example of irrational fear dominating a society in this way would be the refusal of Syrian refugees, because of the international fear that they, as Muslims, are terrorists. Isra Mohammed speaks, “This evil organization [ISIS] have in their minds- if they can get the Muslims [to appear as] the enemy of the west, the Muslims in the France, the UK, America, and Australia will have nowhere to turn but ISIS.” (Mohammed) explaining how the fear and hatred of Muslims spread by terrorists to the common people causes oppression, violence, and death to the peaceful and charitable Muslim community. This is a prime and current example of how a society’s fear often leads to racism, religious intolerance, and xenophobia, negatively contributing to the well being of …show more content…

In the 1940’s on America’s west coast, hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and incarcerated at internment camps, following the bombing of pearl harbor. Marie Sugiyama, a victim of this internment, spoke at our school about the harsh conditions of the camp and explained that the American government’s fear of the Japanese was an irrational one, sparked by wartime hysteria, which led to racial discrimination. Despite the innocence of the detained Japanese Americans, the attack at Pearl harbor created a nationwide paranoia that the Japanese in the country would further these violent advances; It was this paranoia that allowed the ridiculous idea of moving an entire race into concentration camps possible, as fear had taken

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