Ceist Beag
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Over the past few years I've noticed a common trend in major elections where the winning side has won by using fear as a tool in the lead up to the elections and I see the same tool being used now in the Lisbon Treaty lead up. For example Bush won the last US election by basically portraying himself as being the best person to defend US against terrorists - since then I'd argue they have become even more unpopular globally and thus made themselves even more susceptible to attack. FF won the last election by portraying themselves as being the best placed to manage the economy in the downturn ahead (so safer to stick with us rather than take a chance on others) - since then I'd argue it would have made no difference who was in charge. And now the primary tool of both campaigns in the leadup to the Lisbon treaty seems to be to portray negative sentiments if you don't vote yes/no rather than positive sentiments. Vote No and we'll be punished. Vote Yes and we're doomed to be much worse off in the future. Is this really the way to win elections (note I'm aware it has worked to date!!).