To respond on a serious level, I believe we have a whole generation of wimps. We have a generation of citizens who have had their parents try to make life wonderful for them. Thus they are not aware of the sacrifices the generation before them made in order to provide that. They protest every military action and do not realize the consequences their children will pay for their unwillingness to take chances and to be brave in order to protect and provide for the future. The fear of flying is only the most minute part of it but symbolic of the cowardice that prevails in every aspect of our lives. Sorry to sound so pessimistic but it's what I see.