How Fear Mongering Has Benefited You
Bush-War-America Bashers regularly call any thing said in favor of measures to protect America from attacks or infiltration as 'fear mongering.'
And I think that is incorrect. I believe real problems, dangers and threats exist and to address this or these problems and prevent them BEFORE they manifest as real attacks is the smart thing to do.
Apparently the bashers do not think so.
So, this thread is intended to teach them that "Fear Mongering" benefits all of us every day and that without the fear mongers in history many of us would likely not be here at all.
The first products of fear mongering I will mention are the lock and key.
The Lock & Key.
Without them people could not safeguard their valuables.
Here is what the basher would say:
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You girly men are afraid that thieves are hiding under your beds waiting to steal your things! 
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Well, here are the facts.
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FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2003
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's annual publication, Crime in the United States, 2003, compiles crime statistics from more than 17,000 city, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Here is a summary of the larceny and theft statistics for 2003:
* The UCR Program estimated larceny-thefts at slightly more than 7 million offenses in 2003. This represents a decrease of 0.5 percent when compared to the 2002 estimate. In 2003, larceny-theft made up 67.3 percent of the estimated volume of property crime.
* By category, thefts from motor vehicles accounted for the largest portion (26.4 percent) of larceny-theft offenses in the Nation.
* In 2003, the value of property taken in larceny-theft offenses collectively was an estimated $4.9 billion. Property lost to thieves had an average value of $698 per offense. The highest average dollar loss, $1,030, was associated with thefts from buildings.
* Nationwide in 2003, 18.0 percent of all larceny-thefts were cleared by arrest or exceptional means; 20.2 percent of larceny-theft clearances involved only juveniles.
* The estimated number of arrests for larceny-theft offenses accounted for 71.3 percent of the estimated total number of arrests for property crimes.
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Larceny and Theft Statistics for 2003
Fear Mongering works to help keep us and our belongings safe.
Now, I invite all of you to name just one (or a few, if you feel like it) product or process or other example of how FEAR MONGERING helps us every day.