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In “Affective Economies” Sara Ahmed determines emotions, such as hate, as part of an economic model that have the ability to gather people together. Emotions do not reside within an object even a single person. Emotions are affected by the slightest detail that occurs in one’s surroundings. Often times emotions, like hate, are based of their counter emotions, love. For example, in the beginning of this excerpt Ahmed shines a light on the Aryan Nations Website. These groups of individual are embodying the emotion of hatred according to the minorities that the Aryan Nation protest against. Although the Aryan Nation participate and organize rallies and chants against minorities, they truthfully believe they are doing it for the well being of “their” country. They believe these sets of minorities are taking jobs, thus, devaluing their country. This in turn rallies together all “whites” who believe in this ideology and creates a community. Furthermore, Ahmed goes on to describe the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The terrorists acted out of love of their religion and beliefs. The dedication and love they had for their religion and beliefs brought the terrorist of September 11 together. For the American people these acts were an act of hatred and provoked fear among the country. Likewise, Americans united themselves as a result of the terror attacks. Politicians and the media then used the U.S vulnerable state of fear as a chance to promote the war. The vulnerable state the American public was in allowed the war to receive positive feedback. The American public believed the terror attacks of September 11 needed to avenged. Furthermore, soon after the terrorist attacks the American public perceived anyone who appeared to be Middle Eastern, Arab or Muslim negatively. Again, fear was able to collect another group of individuals together to create a community but in this case a negative notion was created against them.