Журнальный клуб Интелрос » Русский Журнал – Тема недели » №56 (eng), 2010
ARTEMY MAGUN
BEHIND THE WALL OF FEAR THERE IS THE PLEASURE FROM NEGATIVITY
If you ask me about the political function of fear (or terror, panic, or anxiety – there are many synonyms that apply here) in the modern world, as a political philosopher, I would say the following: terror, as a political affect, is especially endemic in democratic societies.