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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-08-04 02:52 PM
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Help me understand this poll on fear of terror attacks.
Three years later, fear of terror attack persists, poll finds

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press


Last Updated: September 8, 2004, 12:04:00 PM PDT


WASHINGTON (AP) - Memories of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 are burned deeply into the nation's consciousness, and Americans today are as fearful of becoming a victim of terrorism as they are of losing their job or having their home burglarized.

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Only one in five of those who worry about a terrorist attack say it affects how they live.

For Tony Volpitta, a 34-year-old father of three daughters from Curtis, Ohio, it's more of a nagging fear about the future.

"I just hope I can watch them graduate," Volpitta said of his daughters. "I hope we're not all on the run like in 'Terminator.'"

The poll found people who are most concerned about terrorism are more likely to support President Bush, but they're also more likely to blame him for the attacks.

Those who were not as concerned about a terrorist attack were more likely to support Democrat John Kerry.

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http://www.modbee.com/24hour/nation/story/1635725p-9342131c.html

Help me understand the above statement.

The terminator quote is kind of interesting too.
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cheshire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-08-04 02:54 PM
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1. Think about abused women. I hate what he does but I love him. I
depend on him. Same thing.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-08-04 03:06 PM
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2. Stockholm syndrome?
Perceived threat to survival and the belief that one's captor is willing to act on that threat
The captive's perception of small kindnesses from the captor within a context of terror
Isolation from perspectives other than those of the captor
Perceived inability to escape.

Stockholm Syndrome is a survival mechanism.
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