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Culture of fear is a term proposed in a variety of sociological
theses, which argue that feelings of fear and anxiety
predominate in contemporary public discourse and relationships,
changing how we relate to one another as individuals and as
democratic agents. Though each of these theses may provide
different accounts for the sources and consequences of the trend
they seek to describe, most share the basic claim that this is a
relatively new phenomenon with important and potentially harmful
implications. Many commentators who endorse this view are found
on the political left, and some make more specific allegations
about cultural manipulation by opponents on the political right.
Variations on the thesisEdit  Several different social
commentators have offered a Culture of Fear thesis, each with a
distinctive emphasis. They may be categorised along a spectrum,
from those which consider the phenomenon to be consciously
directed - a deliberate policy