Fear Factor

10/25/2018

How is fear often used to control people and keep them submissive? Provide examples from historical or current events.

Aidan Adams

10/25/2018 01:16:43 pm

Fear used a lot cuz look at the US prison system. Moke one weed? 3 years in federal prison. Say something bad about the czar? To the gulag with u.

Caden Caywood

10/25/2018 01:17:49 pm

Nice way of putting it 😂

Blazen Burgess

10/25/2018 01:20:01 pm

These are great examples.

Preston

10/25/2018 01:20:58 pm

How very true

Johnny

10/25/2018 01:21:04 pm

Very nice

Jamie

10/25/2018 01:21:10 pm

Best comment.

Caden Caywood

10/25/2018 01:16:43 pm

Fear is used to control people by using threats to keep them in line. One example would be the Nazis keeping the Jews in line by threatening death for disobedience.

Blazen Burgess

10/25/2018 01:18:41 pm

That’s a good example.

Johnny

10/25/2018 01:18:48 pm

I terrible time

Will

10/25/2018 01:20:28 pm

I said the same thing, nice thinking!

Treygan

10/25/2018 01:23:00 pm

I hate when that happens!

Will

10/25/2018 01:17:49 pm

Fear can be used to control people because as human when we are in a state of fear we are easily persuaded and vulnerable. A great example is when the Nazis took control of Europe.

Faith

10/25/2018 01:22:54 pm

I like that

Ariana

10/25/2018 01:17:59 pm

Fear can control people easily if we let it. Just like in old times people would use words or actions to emit fear to to others. It often holds us back and if we let it, prohibits us.

Avery

10/25/2018 01:22:38 pm

I agree. Fear can control you.

Blazen Burgess

10/25/2018 01:18:13 pm

Fear is used to keep people within there limits. An example would be North Korea threatening to bomb us.

Preston

10/25/2018 01:20:14 pm

I can confirm this true.

Griffin Mylan

10/25/2018 01:20:43 pm

I agree with this comment

Caden Caywood

10/25/2018 01:22:00 pm

Very unique comment and example

Faith

10/25/2018 01:24:04 pm

I completely agree

Johnny

10/25/2018 01:18:21 pm

Post civil war, blacks had the right to vote but because of the kkk and other groups, they often didn’t.

Sammy H.

10/25/2018 01:19:20 pm

This is true, they were threatened.

Aidan Adams

10/25/2018 01:19:53 pm

Or they did and died

Caden Caywood

10/25/2018 01:21:22 pm

I like the example

Treygan

10/25/2018 01:24:23 pm

This is very clever

Sammy H.

10/25/2018 01:18:21 pm

Imagine this, having an older sibling that threatened you if you say you’re going to tell your parents. We use fear against people to make them do what we want.

Jordan

10/25/2018 01:21:37 pm

I do this with my siblings a lot.

Lani Belgarde

10/25/2018 01:18:53 pm

An example of using fear to control people is violent and toxic relationships that usually include abuse.

Sammy H.

10/25/2018 01:20:08 pm

I agree, especially in today’s society.

Tierryn

10/25/2018 01:20:36 pm

Good points.

Jordan

10/25/2018 01:23:05 pm

I agree. Especially in the society we have today

Jaicei

10/25/2018 01:32:52 pm

I agree

Preston

10/25/2018 01:19:02 pm

Fear is really often used to control people and what they do around the world. An example is how certain countries will provide very harsh punishments (sometimes death) if you do a thing against what they want, this is often used with dictators.

Griffin Mylan

10/25/2018 01:21:16 pm

This is it, chief

Treygan

10/25/2018 01:19:41 pm

Fear has been used many time to gain power because if you can either provide safety for people or scare people so they won’t do anything rebellious. An example is when slaves worked on plantations and if they did anything crazy they were beat and staved or worse.

Will

10/25/2018 01:23:13 pm

Intelligent comment Treygan

Griffin Mylan

10/25/2018 01:19:47 pm

Fear is constantly used to keep people from doing or saying certain things. For example, during the Cold War, it kept a lot of Americanism paranoid of nuclear war.

Dillon

10/25/2018 01:21:51 pm

You are right.

Tierryn

10/25/2018 01:19:57 pm

There are threats of war and NK bombing us so we stay in a constant state of fear and submission. In the past Hitler scared everyone with threats and his army, which were scary.

Jaicei

10/25/2018 01:31:42 pm

I agree hitler was scary

Miriam

10/25/2018 01:20:07 pm

Hitler drove fear into everyone’s hearts so that they would listen to him and so that he could gain power over the people.

Jordan

10/25/2018 01:20:43 pm

Fear can control people really easily if we let it. When people are afraid they are more vulnerable and we use using threats of make people do things.

Emma Dahle

10/25/2018 01:23:57 pm

We do use treats more now to get want we can from other people.

Dillon

10/25/2018 01:20:57 pm

When people are scared they will submit to almost anything. People will spend money or do extra work because they are afraid of the consequences.

Eli

10/25/2018 01:23:28 pm

I like your input

Chayla Slavin

10/25/2018 01:24:36 pm

I agree

Sam

10/25/2018 01:20:58 pm

When people are scared they are very vulnerable. It is easy to manipulate them because they are willing to do anything to stay safe. Tabloids in supermarket checkouts use fake news to say things like “if you don’t vote for Trump the government will take your money.”

Emma Dahle

10/25/2018 01:22:29 pm

You are ten times more vulnerable when you are fearing something or someone

Avery

10/25/2018 01:23:28 pm

I agree. Trump will take your money

Ariana

10/25/2018 01:24:03 pm

I agree when people are scared they are vulnerable

Taija

12/17/2018 02:04:05 pm

People do get vulnerable.

Emma Dahle

10/25/2018 01:21:16 pm

Fear is often used to control people like people with power can use it against society. Hitler is a great example when using fear to control people. He made people believe that Jews were so bad and if they didn’t believe him or help the Jews he would hurt them, putting fear into them being able to control them.

Ariana

10/25/2018 01:24:30 pm

I agree

Taija

12/17/2018 02:03:43 pm

Yeah fear can control people.

Avery

10/25/2018 01:21:43 pm

Fear can prohibit you from trying new things and go out of your comfort zone. Fear holds you back. The phone company tricks you to buy a phone cause cause they make you think your phone is gonna break.

Dillon

10/25/2018 01:22:59 pm

Cool story bro

Eli

10/25/2018 01:23:00 pm

Cool story bro

Taylee Matthews

10/25/2018 01:25:37 pm

Cool story dudeett

Eli

10/25/2018 01:22:08 pm

People often get scared and when they do people will manipulate them to get money or get what they want. For example parents buy all the safest, healthiest stuff for there kids when actually the companies are just manipulating your fear.

Chayla Slavin

10/25/2018 01:24:13 pm

That’s very true

Faith

10/25/2018 01:22:18 pm

When people are afraid they will do anything to get out of that situation. A example is if someone pressures you to do something bad you might be afraid to say no

Taylee Matthews

10/25/2018 01:22:47 pm

Fear can control people by holding them back and an example is like if you are scared of heights and you want to go on a roller coaster but your fear is heights it will hold you back.

Miriam

10/25/2018 01:24:23 pm

That’s so true

Brooke

10/25/2018 01:28:37 pm

I know your feeling

Chayla Slavin

10/25/2018 01:23:13 pm

I fell that fear is very often to control groups of people. Some commercials show all of the “cool or popular people” using their product. People then are afraid of being left out or being the odd one out so they buy whatever the product may be. Some examples are the IPhone XR or new Nike shoes.

Brooke

10/25/2018 01:27:28 pm

I like your input.

Brooke

10/25/2018 01:23:19 pm

Fear can control people by preventing them from doing something an example is Anthony brought a snake in to biology and it held me back from going inside the classroom since I sit by him.

Taylee Matthews

10/25/2018 01:24:37 pm

Great input

Miriam

10/25/2018 01:26:01 pm

I’m sorry you had to sit by him

Taija

10/25/2018 01:24:57 pm

Fear can hold people back from doing stuff

Jaicei

10/25/2018 01:31:07 pm

Usually if you’re scared for your life you won’t do anything that would jeopardize your chances of living. Just like in The Hunger Games the Districts are afraid of the government because of the power they posses.

Tierryn

10/25/2018 01:34:30 pm

Good job voicing your thoughts.

Taija

12/17/2018 02:05:24 pm

Fear can hold people back from what they want to do. Like say you want to ride a roller coaster but you are to scared. That is fear holding you back.

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