Americans are afraid. Americans are scared of everything. They are afraid of car crashes, germs, terrorism, guns, robbery, rape, dirt, smell, strangers, enemies, diseases, falling behind, God, body hair, communism, rejection and infection.
Americans are afraid of everything. That is why America has one of the highest rates of perscirption drug abuse. That is why Americans own guns. That is why Americans have nervous breakdowns. That is why Americans shower twice a day. That is why America produces so much waste. That is why America has the highest emissions of carbo-dioxide. Because they’re afraid!
PS: I just found this quotation by David Lynch:
"Dark things have always existed but they used to be in a proper balance with good when life was slower. People lived in towns and small farms where they knew everybody and people didn't move around so much so things were a little more peaceful. There were things that they were afraid of for sure, but now it's accelerated to where the anxiety level of the people is in the stratosphere. TV sped things up and caused people to hear way more bad news. Mass media overloaded people with more than they could handle, and drugs also had a lot to do with it. With drugs people can get so rich and whacked out and they've opened up a whole weird world. These things have created a modern kind of fear in America."
