Yes he makes a good point - but i doubt he'll get far in the media with his 'fear' theory coz the media loves fear. The media loves it and politicians love it - so i'm not holding my breath waiting to hear either of them say: 'Hey - a large component of this is just a crazy 'fear' event!' (In their minds they think 'We can't say that even if it's true - for the public's own good - it might breed complacency!)

Whatever it is - fear - hysteria - compliance - it's a world record occurrence of it sociologically speaking. And ripe for exploitation.