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'The Culture of Fear' by Frank Furedi

Where
200 Devonshire St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Australia
The Shakespeare Hotel (upstairs - ask at the bar)
When

Thursday 31 October from 7pm to 8pm

Cost

Free

Meeting at 7pm, October 31 (Thurs), upstairs at the Shakespeare Hotel, 200 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, this month's book is Culture of Fear in the Twenty-first Century, by Frank Furedi.

Faredi explains why fear has acquired such a morally commanding status in society today. The promotion of incalculable fears encourages helplessness and passivity. Our reaction is to seek security – any security – to deal with the fear. But who actually benefits from all of this?

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