Fear of the moment: Flu
November 13th, 2005
What do the British, the Germans, the Communists, Terrorists, SARS, Anthrax (not the recording artists), and Avian Flu have in common? Enemies of the moment.
Some were/are more real than others. Tobacco and obesity are orders of magnitude more dangerous than any item (however nondescript) on the trendy fear list. Why aren’t they the focus of fear-mongering?
Categories: Opinion