Americans live in feardom, they have the freedom to say and do as they want, but they know that thgovernment and law can arrest and punish them for what ever they want.
One who spreads the idealogy of fear through propoganda to fulfill a concealed agenda. Similar to a terrorist, but it fights with information and not direct violence. Politicians, media personas, and internet posters can all be fearmongers.
George W. Bush is accused for being a fearmonger for the use of scare tactics during the 2004election.
A movie from 2002 that was so low budget that they couldn't afford to keep the lights on while the movie was filming because they had dialup and when you have dialup you can't use more than one electronic device at once.
Provoking fear in order to get someone to get stuff done. What Republicans use to fight terrorism and what Democrats use to fight global warming or climate change or whatever they're calling it now.
It's a massive two-way street and is one of the cheapest ways to get something done.
The Republicans are fearmongering so much that Americans are actually starting to believe another attack is coming soon.
The Democrats are fearmongering with global warming to the point where people have just stopped driving their cars altogether.