No fear....is the key

I think we all need to learn to not be scared. Watching CNN's extended coverage this evening about all the different times, places, and ways that terrorists could strike, it appears that milking the fear of terror is now not only useful for policy initiatives, but it's also big business. Don't get me wrong, I am against ANYBODY that uses violence specifically to create fear and to attempt to exploit that fear for the furtherance of some political agenda (that is the definition of terrorism). I love to see those sorts of people thwarted in their efforts. But I also know that fear of terrorism has been turned into an instrument of sorts over the last five years, and that is a dangerous trend. Anyone that has studied the Salem Witch trials or the McCarthy years knows what I'm talking about. Preying upon people's fears is a threat to society. Let's not let ourselves be manipulated.