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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 16 2016, @10:01PM
The list of fears goes to show that propaganda works. When people are told something over and over, it becomes the truth. Terrist attacks and being a victim of such have very low chances of happening. Federal Reserve causing another financial collapse, starting new wars, creating enemies all over the world (in order to make money) is a real threat and should be feared the most along with those responsible for such horror. And gutter journalism should be feared for it is a tool of the devil.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 16 2016, @11:04PM
You didn't cite your source for The Big Lie [goodreads.com] - Adolf Hitler, with some supporting commentary [jewishvirtuallibrary.org] by Goebbels.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @12:55AM
That is a forged quotation:
http://bytwerk.com/gpa/falsenaziquotations.htm [bytwerk.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @01:00AM
Another link showing some false quotations.
http://www.ihr.org/other/weber2011fakequotations.html [ihr.org]
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Monday October 17 2016, @02:27AM
Hitler and Goebbels merely perfected the propaganda techniques invented by Edward Bernays here in the U.S. working in the Wilson Administration. Asshole literally wrote the book on the subject. (No he can't claim full credit despite writing Propaganda) Once you understand that WWII was a war between competing schools of fascists on both sides you will begin to approach wisdom.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @07:07AM
between competing schools of fascists on both sides you will begin to approach wisdom.
Approaching Wisdom, with jmorris! Praising Jesus, with Creflo Dollar! Alex Jones University?