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A 10 page research paper that contrasts and compares the Cold War and the War on Terrorism. The writer attempts to answer the question as to whether or not these two "wars" are similar. Many scholars now argue that there were distinct differences between the perceived threat of Communism and any real threat. Is there a similar situation in regards to terrorism and what are the political, economic and social implications of the foreign policy course that the US government has established? This research endeavors to discern some of the answers to these questions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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place of the red menace, the darkly sinister terrorist who can be easily demonized as the incarnation of absolute evil. The American public seems to desire seeing the world in
such black-and-white terms, but are these terms accurate? The War on Terrorism is presented to the American public in much the same manner as former administrations presented the Cold War
and the Communists, but are the two really similar? Many scholars now argue that there were distinct differences between the perceived threat of Communism and any real threat. Is there
a similar situation in regards to terrorism and what are the political, economic and social implications of the foreign policy course that the US government has established? The following research
will endeavor to discern some of the answers to these questions. Historical background Americans like to think that the US is, and has always been, a country where the
rights of the public are sacrosanct. However, controlling the public, has throughout history, been a dominant concern of "power and privilege," particularly in regards to public behavior in the face
of a perceived enemy.1 It was an inherent principle in the "idealism" of President Woodrow Wilson that Washington ensure that foreign governments were in the hands of "the good, thought
but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making and public ratification" remained unchallenged.3 Chomsky observes
that the political science term for this is "polyarchy," not "democracy."4 Wilsons personal view was that an elite cadre of gentlemen, who possess "elevated ideal" should have the power to
preserve "stability and righteousness."5 As part of preserving these qualities, Wilson pushed through legislation that established extremely repressive restrictions on what Americans could publish, say or read, the Espionage
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