Newscasters would target better events rather than worse events. You might hear good on the news for a change. If Saddam Hussien would look at the U.N. weapons inspections as a good thing, we might not be attacking him now. Saddam had better realize that President Clinton has no mercy for him and his country anymore, if he wants to live much longer. He should be optimistic and let the weapons inspectors back in right now if he doesn t want to be destroyed.
Optimism can also help stop violence.
If a pessimistic person is insulted, they usually get mad at the person who insulted them and try to hurt them. When an optimistic person is insulted, they just walk away and think that person was raised wrong or something. If criminals would take an optimistic look at themselves, they might not feel the need to the bad things that they are doing. Optimism could help that criminal through their tough times. If cops were more optimistic, they might not feel the need to use guns in a bad situation.