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Chapman University recently completed its third annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2016). The survey asked respondents about 65 fears across a broad range of categories including fears about the government, crime, the environment, the future, technology, health, natural disasters, as well as fears of public speaking, spiders, heights, ghosts and many other personal anxieties.
In addition to the set of fears examined in previous waves, the survey team took a closer look at two fear related phenomena: Americans' beliefs in conspiracy theories and fear of Muslims, sometimes referred to as "Islamophobia."
In its third year, the annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears included more than 1,500 adult participants from across the nation and all walks of life. The 2016 survey data is organized into five basic categories: personal fears, conspiracy theories, terrorism, natural disasters, paranormal fears, and fear of Muslims.
The 2016 survey shows that the top 10 things Americans fear the most are:
- Corruption of government officials (same top fear as 2015)
- Terrorist attacks
- Not having enough money for the future
- Being a victim of terror
- Government restrictions on firearms and ammunition (new)
- People I love dying
- Economic or financial collapse
- Identity theft
- People I love becoming seriously ill
- The Affordable Health Care Act/"Obamacare"
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-americans-annual-survey-american.html
A comprehensive list of the all the fears is available from The Chapman Survey on American Fears 2016.
A video is also available at: https://youtu.be/Rr0XAFbe8b8
Previously:
What Americans Fear Most (2014)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 16 2016, @10:05PM
I'm pretty sure that's only a concern when people have no money to save and have to sell their fishing boats to make ends meet. I doubt the people would give 2 shits about corruption as long as they could take comfortable family trips every Labor Day.
Well, on the bright side, the people are less stupid than I thought - I don't know a single Democrat Hillary supporter who isn't an old baby-boomer dyke or bitchy old Prius-driving bag who never had to work a damn day in her life. And it's good to see the firearm thing becoming a concern, despite what the Jew-run media are telling you, maybe people do give a shit about their free speech and other rights? Actually I'm surprised that the mass-media isn't listed as a concern, when every damn media outfit are shilling for Hillary and unfettered illegal immigrants you know something smells funny.
I think the people waking up is being caused by the media blatantly marching in lockstep as well as the fact that there is less distinction than ever between the agenda of Democrats and Republicans. They see it for what it is - One crooked deep state working against their best interests - and the establishment is so psychotic and power-drunk that they don't even bother hiding it.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Monday October 17 2016, @12:49PM
They don't bother hiding it. Why should they? They commit outrage after outrage and the rabble don't storm the gates, so they figure they can double-down and get away with that, too. The cycle accelerates. Everyone will miss the small moment, the tiny event that by itself would be meaningless, that will cause the entire system to de-cohere.
I half expect the establishment to put out a full page ad in the New York Times the week before the election, saying, "Go ahead and vote however you want. The outcome has already been decided. All your base are belong to us."
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1) by ilsa on Monday October 17 2016, @05:44PM
IMO there is little difference between today's Democrats and the Republicans of as recently as a decade ago.
The problem is that todays Republicans are so completely batshit crazy that it makes the Democrats look reasonable, despite being corrupt douchebags.
It's not a fight of "may the best person win". It's a fight of "who is the least worst".
The US is fucked this election, no matter which way you slice it. The only real question is, will you be fucked with a chainsaw, or a jackhammer?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @11:59PM
You could say pretty much the inverse with equal validity.
Today's republicans are not that far from the democrats of even a decade ago; their stances on gay marriage are evolving, ditto abortion, ditto drugs. But they're arguably much stronger than the democrats on civil liberties today. By contrast, the democrats seem to be all about ratcheting up the surveillance society, the regulation society and the police state in the headlong pursuit of some kind of perfect vision. They're so completely batshit crazy that it makes the republicans look reasonable, despite being corrupt douchebags.
I suspect the reason is that the republicans feel more pressure from the libertarians than the democrats do, while the democrats feel more pressure from the progressives like Sanders and Warren, who keep calling for more regulations and tighter control.