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How come an unarmed young dark-colored female who knocks on the stranger's front door to require help after her car breaks down identified to be so intimidating that he shoots her useless? Why do we fear infrequent works of terrorism more than far more common works of violence? Why does an illness like Ebola, which killed only a small number of Americans, provoke stress whereas the flu - which kills tens of thousands each year - is dismissed with a yawn? Jumping at Shadows is Sasha Abramsky's searing account of America's most dangerous epidemic: irrational fear. Taking listeners on the dramatic journey through the divided region, where from immigration to disease, gun control to healthcare is becoming fodder for fearmongers and conspiracists, he provides an eye-popping analysis of our myths about risk and threats. What emerges is a shocking portrait of your political and social scenery that is, ever more, defined by our most severe fears and rampant anxieties. Ultimately, Abramsky demonstrates how we assess risk and deal with fear can train us a good deal about ourselves, revealing deeply ingrained strains of racism, classism, and xenophobia in your culture as well as our growing susceptibility to the harmful information of demagogues.
