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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 28, 2018, 01:42:35 pm
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What Are Americans Most Afraid Of? Corrupt Government Officials & Global Warming.
Stephanie Pappas | Oct 23, 2018 8:21 am ET
What Are Americans Most Afraid Of? Corrupt Government Officials & Global Warming.
If you're planning a haunted house this Halloween, you might want to set aside a room dedicated to America's real greatest fear. It could look a little bit like the U.S. Capitol.
For the fourth year running, a university survey has found that nothing scares Americans more than corrupt government officials. According to Chapman University, 73.6 percent of Americans report being "afraid" or "very afraid" of government corruption, more than any other fear on the menu.
But that's not the only thing keeping Americans up at night. [Spooky Sites: 7 of the Most Haunted Places in the United States]
Compared to previous years, Americans are increasingly stressed about environmental degradation. Five of the top-10 fears on the list have to do with the environment, from the pollution of oceans, rivers and lakes (fear No. 2) to global warming and climate change (fear No. 9).
https://amp.livescience.com/63896-top-american-fears-2018.html
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I think some of the pollution humanity has created is rather disgusting. You've all heard of the Pacific garbage patch, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch)
Researchers from The Ocean Cleanup project claimed that the patch covers 1.6 million square kilometers. The plastic concentration is estimated to be up to 100 kilograms per square kilometer in the center, going down to 10 kilograms per square kilometer in the outer parts of the patch. An estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic inhabit the patch, totaling 1.8 trillion pieces. 92% of the mass in the patch comes from objects larger than 0.5 centimeters.[4]
Research indicates that the patch is rapidly accumulating
(https://www.jagranjosh.com/imported/images/E/Others/Great-Pacific-Garbage-Patch.jpg)
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Somehow I doubt global warming really ranks very high on the list of what most Americans are afraid of. As a matter of fact I bet there are more Americans afraid of unchecked illegal immigration and Hillary running for president again. I mean come on, we've had corrupt politicians since day one and globull warming? that's so passe, haven't ya'll heard, we're back on the globull cooling bus.
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I'd bet death and taxes are up there on the list....
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I'd bet death and taxes are up there on the list....
Well, dying is #54, a full percentage point ahead of public speaking and way ahead of clowns, ghosts and zombies...