BINGO: There are incentives to treat terrorism as a greater threat than it is: conservative politicians use national security as a wedge issue against progressive opponents; the hyping of terrorism enables a struggling media to appear relevant to consumers; terrorism is used to justify a massive expansion in government power at the expense of citizens, and military conflict is good for large, influential corporations like defence contractors. In contrast, few large corporations make money from addressing domestic violence; no powerful business lobbies exist to promote the interests of those treating indigenous health
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:45:52 +0000
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