Bob Stannard: Nothing to fear except fear itself

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, an author, musician and former lobbyist. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
So let’s talk about fear. Yes, I have written a few columns about fear and how fear is used by authoritarians to control the people. A society that lives in fear is one that is more likely to go along with their leader and possibly do some atrocious things. We see it everyday. Some people fear all Muslims because of the actions of a minority