americans lose plot come evaluate true nature terrorist threat image source wikicommons matt agoristan extensive survey hundreds adults across unite state reveal thing americans fear anything else government fact accord survey fear even come close percentage americans worry corrupt government officials.the survey conduct chapman university serve back point americans claim live land free deep realize live corrupt oligarchy chapman university survey american fear wave 2017 provide in-depth examination fear average americans may 2017 random sample 1,207 adults across unite state ask level fear eighty different fear across huge variety topics range crime government environment disasters personal anxieties technology many others statista niall mccarthy note like last year corruption government officials come top 2017 74.5 percent u.s. adults say make afraid afraid despite constant fear monger mainstream media government bogeymen terrorists plot steal freedom public accord survey buy it.in fact threat terrorism even top 20 fear terrorism come twenty-two credit card fraud identity theft.while survey certainly promise idea people wake government corruption also tell sign america ability hold two entirely contradictory ideas self-evident.this ability perhaps good define disability hold two oppose ideas spread freedom war logically sound call cognitive dissonance one state dissonance may sometimes feel disequilibrium frustration hunger dread guilt anger embarrassment anxiety etc.in order cognitive dissonance work society must remain ignorant enough support believe lie feed establishment reality even though reality complete contradiction.once step back observe society mind reason contradictory mental state become quite obvious much easy remain delusional state suspend disbelief deal oppose ideas hold inside one head one chant usa number time fear rulers usa survey show us anything americans would well entertain uncomfortable idea country hold high pedestal actually long path become dystopian nightmare write book like 1984.americans would well remember word john basil barnhill 1914 say people fear government tyranny government fear people liberty article first appear free think project.read war terror news 21st century wire war terror filessupport work subscribe become member 21wire.tv new survey show no.1 fear us citizens government terrorism