Flavour of Fear

All have been horrified at the destruction and death resulting from flooding in the US. Many amazed at the rapid spiral into lawlessness that ensued.

I'm reminded of Michael Moore's thesis in Bowling for Colombine concerning the extraordinary high number of violent deaths in the United States. He suggested fear itself was to blame.

Today Primeminister John Howard announced that "police and the spy agency ASIO will be given new powers to fit terror suspects with tracking devices, detain them for up to 14 days without charge and make random bag searches in public areas under a Government crackdown on terrorism." (The Age 9/8/05)

How long can we let fear determine our reality?