[Jorge]

Frightened sheep are easier to manipulate than complacent sheep.

And how could this possibly serve any purpose for manipulating people?

[_Jim]

And how could this possibly serve any purpose for manipulating people?

I fear that e-s is a listener to The Power Hour; they are big on telling their audience what to fear but short on informing them why 'it' should be feared ...

[editor-surveyor]

"And how could this possibly serve any purpose for manipulating people?"

It's being done right now with the flu vaccine, just as it was last year at this time. Endless hype about the 'danger' of a virus that doesn't even affect humans (Avian flu) is being used to funnel wealth to the drug manufacturers (tami-flu), and vaccine makers.