Also, the Cold War is what brought this fear. Elaine Tyler May says gaining confidence has become an obsession. She says that because of fear, movements such as feminism and black equality have prevented these individuals from being fully accepted into society as equals. I believe that fear has only distracted America from achieving the full success of these movements. The article also refers to the fact that America is less democratic due to citizens refusing to trust their government and refusing to trust each other. It is said that fear is what has shaped America the way it is