US election 2016: The politics of fear

Name: US election 2016: The politics of fear
Uploaded: 2016-10-05T23:54:01.000Z
Duration: 2 min 55 s
Description: Barry Glassner, author of Culture of Fear, breaks down how American presidential campaigns have focused on fear-mongering, and how this year differs.

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"Fear-mongering plays such a big role in American life," says Barry Glassner, author of The Culture of Fear.

Glassner says US election campaigns have delivered messages based on fear for decades.

But how is fear being used differently in this election year?

Video by Olivia Lace-Evans

US Election 2016

6 October 2016