[Aliantha]

Ahuh...well, there are many different ways in which different groups/religions/countries use fear to achieve their purpose. As far as fear and respect go, there are other threads on this very forum talking about why the US is getting so much bad press in other countries and in part and from my own personal perspective I would say that this is because the line between respect me and fear me has been blurred by the Bush administration.

My point is that no entity anywhere is innocent of this respect/fear bastardisation. I believe that media sensationalism is a huge factor in this problem and until people learn to pay less credence to what the media spoon feeds them and become more discerning in what they accept as fact, it's a problem we'll always have to face.