Fear
Television, radio and print outlets in America are intentionally peddling fear for profit. Fearful people are easier to control. Fearful people do not parade openly in demonstrations against a corrupt, corporate-controlled government. Fearful people gladly hand over exorbitant taxes to pay for armies and police forces. Fearful people are more likely to act defensively and irrationally under stress. This fear mongering is intentional and corrupting. It can turn a peaceful and tolerant society into a Fascist police state. Perhaps this is the agenda of the corporations which control the governments of the developed world.