terror scare - Ben Debney

Working paper: The Terror Scare: War on Terror Mythology and Moral Panic

Oct 5, 2016Benmoral panicschristianity, imperialism, iran, iraq, islam, moral panic, moral panics, oil, terror scare, terrorism, war

https://www.academia.edu/28916965/The_Terror_Scare_War_on_Terror_Mythology_and_Moral_Panic ‘Moral judgment about the historical events with which War on Terror narratives have become associated has become implicit in the mere act of referring to them. As a result of the currency it has gained through widespread usage in the mass media, irrespective of its patent lack of objectivity, usage of the proper noun…

Panic Hiding in Plain Sight: The Terror Scare

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick The use of the term ‘War on Terror’ to describe the West’s campaign of military aggression in and around Iraq over…