The Terror From Within

Most threats and violence tend to emerge from within a society, not from outside it.......We prefer, however, to imagine threats as emanating from aliens and foreigners. Talk of a “clash of civilizations” is, while inaccurate, oddly reassuring because it suggests that the enemies are outsiders who can be easily identified.

.............Despite the commandment to love thy neighbor, why do we frequently hate him (or her)? Proximity is certainly one reason. A neighbor’s barking dog or loud music elicits more anger than the imagined threat of an unseen stranger.read more..........