Fear is the mind killer. “You’re under attack!” “They’re com

Fear is the mind killer. 

“You’re under attack!” “They’re coming for your family!” 

Take a look at how fear has been used as a tool to inspire both action and inaction through “The Rhetoric of Fear” on VCU Libraries Image Portal. 

[Image Description: Anti-woman suffrage handbill warns that Socialists will gain power while New York rural voters will lose if woman vote. “SOCIALIST INCREASE 220%” is highlighted in bright red.]