"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." ~ Frankin D. Roosevelt
Ours is a culture of fear. We have people all over telling us boogeymen are out to get us. Everything causes cancer, red meat causes heart attacks, terrorists are waiting on every corner to blow us up, immigrants take our jobs, the sun will kill us, our kids will die if they ride bikes without helmets, thieves will steal our property if we don't live in gated communities... GET A GRIP!
Now, Volkswagon is cashing in on our culture of fear by showing ads with actual car crashes. Life is tough enough. We don't need the stress of seeing these accidents. You want to be safe from an accident? Why not take a refresher driving course? An alert and aware driver can avoid accidents, which is far better than buying a car that reduces the impact of accidents. Get off your cell phone! Stop messing around with the radio! THAT is safety.
My God, people! Get a life! You only have seventy odd years on this Earth if you're lucky. Quit living in fear of everything and everyone!
And yes, we should fear the fear itself. It's making people forget to enjoy life.
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