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This heightened fear created mass anxiety, and further helped perpetuate negative stereotypes. These are the start of a lot of the problems that we still see today.

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Communist threats encouraged US individuals to embrace individualism and self reliance.

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"Americans who were already frightened by urban riots and rising crime rates saw antiwar protests as a further indication of the unraveling of the social order."

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Mccarythism stimulated this fear even further.

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This week we talk about how protest can alter societies, which is evident as gun laws began to weaken in order to support public safety. Because of this, the rate of gun ownership increased, along with popular support in mainstream media. The excess of ads and movies supporting gun ownership was also a way for large gun corporations to increase revenue, meaning many of these opinions were not fact-based and pushed by second agendas.

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Fear of communism in the United States increased substantially after WW2. This anticommunist sentiment affected everyday life. One argument made in this chapter is that the media played a big role in spreading fear of communists.

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Some instances of "do-it-yourself" violence include the KKK responsible for violent outburst and a mass number of lynching's during this time. Another instance addresses the story of Trayvon Martin, who was killed because a local citizen felt he was a threat and looked "suspicious"

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People were more afraid of being victimized rather than being afraid of communism. This fear would go on to be responsible for the increased militarization of police, political unrest, etc. This fueled fear which goes hand-in-hand with the frustration that AA felt.

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"Police attacking peaceful protesters." "Whites in the South equated the protesters with criminals." Dr. Suri talks about why people protest and how the CIA made a report called the restless youth.

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Distrust in the U.S government led to more prevalent instances of "do-it-yourself" violence' where citizens felt they were safer if they protected themselves instead of relying on Law enforcement

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"Color of danger shifted from the red of communism to the black of African Americans."

"Danger had a location: the city. And it had a face: young black men."

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Danger shifted from communism and the atomic attack to African Americans and crime.

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is a book about fear in  Post-World War II America, stemming from conspiracy and paranoia about Cold War Politics and domestic social issues, including civil rights, distrust in government, the War in Vietnam, and feminism. (among others!)