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Feardom: How Politicians Exploit Your Emotions and What You Can Do to Stop Them Kindle Edition

by Connor Boyack (Author), Thomas E. Woods Jr (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

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What do history's most notorious despots have in common with many of the flag-waving, patriotic politicians of our day? Both groups rise to power through the exploitation of fear. Sometimes the fear derives from a pre-existing threat. At other times, crises are created or intensified to invoke a sense of panic and anxiety where none previously existed.

This pattern is as predictable as it is destructive. The end result is the same: a loss of liberty. Policies that are costly, oppressive, and harmful are supported by people who abandon any interest in freedom or personal responsibility in hopes of feeling safe.

Manufactured fear, with its negative impact on liberty, is a societal plague. There have been widespread casualties. We need an antidote. Feardom offers its readers a much-needed immunization.

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"Totalitarians gain power by promoting fear and hate among the masses. In the 20th century, the communists gained power by promoting fear and hatred of the czars and capitalists. Adolf Hitler gained power by promoting fear and hatred of Jews and Bolsheviks. While America has not yet reached such heights of totalitarianism, Feardom does a yeoman's job of giving us advanced warning signs." --Walter E. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics

"Good journalism should be skeptical of government actions and should inform and empower individuals. Most media institutions fall short of this ideal and instead routinely paralyze their viewers with fear. As Connor Boyack explains in this compelling book, the consequences of this are drastic and detrimental--but they are not irreversible. Feardom offers solutions to this problem that are sorely needed and very timely. A must read!" --Ben Swann, award-winning investigative journalist

"Tools I created for the government to protect the American people were turned, by that very government, into a weapon against us. Sadly, this is nothing new; as Connor Boyack explains in this timely and compelling book, power-hungry politicians and conniving bureaucrats take advantage of whatever opportunity they can to further their agenda. You can help throw a wrench into their machine. Read Feardom!" --Bill Binney, former NSA technical director turned whistleblower

"Liberty and safety are ideals that can be attained together, but too often Americans sacrifice the former in pursuit of the latter. Feardom explains how this happens, and offers important solutions for how the trend can be reversed." --Anthony Romero, Executive Director, ACLU

"Feardom explains clearly and succinctly how Americans have lost their freedom and what they need to do to win it back. Everyone should read this book." --Jacob Hornberger, president, The Future of Freedom Foundation

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Connor Boyack is founder and president of Libertas Institute, a libertarian think tank in Utah. In that capacity, he has spearheaded important policy reforms dealing with property rights, civil liberties, transparency, surveillance, and education freedom.

Connor is the author of several books, including the new Tuttle Twins series that teaches the principles of liberty to young children. Other books include Latter-day Liberty: A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics and its companion, Latter-day Responsibility: Choosing Liberty through Personal Accountability.

Connor's work has been publicly praised by former Representative Ron Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tom Woods, and other nationally recognized figures. He is a frequent commentator on current events and has appeared in local, national, and international interviews to publicize and comment on his work.

Connor lives in Utah with his wife and two young children. Visit ConnorBoyack.com for more information.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00O2GXTYM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Libertas Press (December 8, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2132 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

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Connor Boyack is president of Libertas Institute, a free market think tank. In that capacity, he has spearheaded dozens of successful policy reforms in areas such as education reform, civil liberties, government transparency, business deregulation, personal freedom, and more.

Connor has published over 40 books and sold over 5 million copies. He is best known for The Tuttle Twins books, a children’s series introducing young readers to economic, political, and civic principles. He is also executive producer of the Tuttle Twins animated cartoon series.

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Libertarian Speed Skater

This is How They Control Us: Through FEAR

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021

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Great book. Well written, full of footnotes, clearly stated. Boyack is a good writer. I like his teen books (Tuttle Twins) too! This book was written in about 2014, and most of it is about 9/11 and the Middle East wars. Politicians and the deep state used fear of Middle East terrorism to trick us in to voting them power and money. But it applies very well to climate change and the covid over-reaction as well. It is a pretty quick read, and is full of great quotes from great thinkers of the last 200 years. It really is a timeless truth that everyone should know, that those in power work to create fear in the ruled so that they can expand their own power. Highly recommended!

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Paul F.

Stop Being Afraid

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014

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Feardom is probably the only book that addresses the willingness of Americans to sacrifice their liberty for a supposed increase in security, all due to heightened fear. It is the emotional aspect of this treatise that distinguishes it from other, purely analytical works. Politicians cunningly use fear as a tool to enhance their power. As is well known, in times of crisis Americans flock to their political leaders to keep them safe. Because politics is all about power and control, politicians have manufactured crises in "false flag" incidents, or wildly blown any dangers out of all proportion. There is always a new panic being created somewhere. The more fear generated, the more power is given to the State. As Randolph Bourne coined, war is the health of the state--to which we might add the manipulation of economic fears, the desire to feel safe, and fear of others.

What can be done? Although Boyack recommends love, perhaps a more practical recommendation is to stop being afraid and stop petitioning politicians to be afraid on your behalf. As the author himself states, develop a healthy skepticism of those in power, extend trust only to those who have proven worthy of it, consume a large amount of diverse information, tell the truth to others, and live by the Golden Rule. This book makes a great contribution to ending fear.

Feardom delves into the consequences of unreasonable fear as the building blocks of our emerging National Security state, including weaponized drones, universal surveillance, warrantless search, and indefinite detention without charge or trial. As a perfect compliment to Suicide Pact, for a dramatization of what the new national security state looks and feels like in the near future, read John Brown's State of Terror (Amazon hyperlink).

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Jamison D.

Great book, great examples, not many solutions offered

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016

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This was a really good read. It was short and to the point and got me thinking about a lot of things. I am more conservative than I am liberal so it was probably good for me to read about examples of conservatives using the same fear tactics that liberals use. My only beef with the book is that it does not present many concrete ideas of what to do to correct the problems that we have with these fear tactics being used in our government. I know that there aren't easy solutions and there may not really be any viable solutions, but I still was wishing there were more ideas about what to do to combat it. I finished the book with a feeling of "Yes, so now what?" I agreed with many of the points made in the book, which made me want to do something about it, but mostly it left me feeling depressed and thinking that things will never change. Anyway, a great, eye-opening book that will help you see through all the fear tactics used by politicians.

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BettyBoop

An Excellent and Timely Resource

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021

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I've been reading similar books on fear, mass delusions and groupthink during the COVID era. Boyack provides a realistic and rational overview of how the government and media outlets hyper-focus to utilize fear to keep the masses in check. Docile. And what we can do to not succumb to the negative narrative of the status quo.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it highly!

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK!! It's so relevant to society today. I recommend this book to all Americans that believe in freedom and liberties.

I have enjoyed every book I've read by Connor Boyack. I also have 'Passion Based Education' 'The Tuttle Twins' series (11 books) and 'The Tuttle Toddlers' (3 books). Both Tuttle sets are children's books, I bought them for my children. I've enjoyed them just as much as they have!

Big fan of the work Connor Boyack has done and does do! His message needs to be heard.

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Connie S.

Excellent research and writing.

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022

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The author clearly explains and illustrates how freedom is subverted by propaganda. Then he gives several ways that citizens can spot the disempowering narratives and help others to see the hoaxes and find empowering truth.
Connie

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2021

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‘The West’ is currently in a non violent civil war. Collectivism promoted by most mainstream news versus ‘independent thought. ‘ Read this book and understand some of the techniques being used against YOU.

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Thomas Condon

Complete clarity on a difficult subject.

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2020

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Connor Boyak lays out the manipulation of fear that the media, government, entertainment industry and businesses engage in on a daily basis. A must read for all freedom loving patriots. We must take our country and freedom back. Faith not fear. Love not hate. The "other" only exists in propaganda.

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D. Hidlebaugh

Very insightful read

Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2023

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And well researched. Lots of bibliography.

木村貴

恐怖を煽る政府の嘘

Reviewed in Japan on April 15, 2016

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民主主義のすばらしいところは、理性的な討議（最近流行の言葉でいえば「熟議」）を通じて政治決定を行うところだとよくいわれる。しかし本書の序文で歴史家トーマス・ウッズがいうとおり、政府が冷静な討議を望むことなどありえない。政府は感情を養分として栄えるからである。その感情とは、恐怖である。

著者ボヤックによれば、米国でテロリストに殺害される確率は年間2000万人に1人という。これに対し、交通事故による死亡は1万9000人に1人、浴槽での溺死は80万人に1人、ビル火災は9万9000人に1人、落雷は550万人に1人。つまり、雷に打たれる確率はテロで死ぬより4倍も大きい。

ところが米政府は落雷防止に何十億ドルもの予算を費やしたりはしない。一方で、落雷よりリスクの小さいテロ対策には莫大な税金を投じる。政府が煽るテロの恐怖によって、国民がテロ対策を支持するからである。不合理な政策でも、恐怖という感情に訴えることによって可能になる。

恐怖にはこのような効能があるから、政府はそれを最大限に活用しようとする。恐怖による支配である。その際しばしば、自分自身で、あるいは親しいメディアを通じて、偽りの情報を流し、輿論を操作する。

著者は、国民が政府の嘘に騙されないためには、まず権力者に対する健全な懐疑心を養ったうえで、情報源を多様化し、信頼できる情報を選ぶことが必要だと忠告する。権力の狡猾な本性に対する洞察を欠いた「熟議」のすすめなどより、はるかに役立つアドバイスといえる。

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