Comments on: Rushdie condemns “censorship by fear” http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2008/08/15/rushdie-condemns-censorship-by-fear/ Watching. Pointing. Laughing. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: ziggy http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2008/08/15/rushdie-condemns-censorship-by-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-176249 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:08:41 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1203#comment-176249 “censorship by fear” is actually an old-established and well-known technique better known as, and more simply called, intimidation – no more, no less – nothing new.

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No, it isn’t. Fear is what leads to fear-based decisions.

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