Consumerism Doesn't Fulfill

"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..."
I wonder why candid quotes like this one (in full below) from Franklin Delano Roosevelt are not mentioned much in mainstream media and in the rhetoric of political leaders today. Certainly naming fear and confronting problems frankly is not less important in today's world of global economies, weapons of devastating power, explosive technological growth, and serious economic disparity than it was in 1936 at the height of the Depression Era when FDR spoke these words. Why then would contemporary media and leaders in the U.S. avoid such a straightforward recognition of collective fear, apprehension, distress, despair, trepidation, suspicion, and even terror? Might it be that newspapers, magazines, television, news sites, movies, and mainstream media make more money when they don't frankly name the emotions related to fear but play on those fears to convince people that they need to purchase some object or approach to be able to relieve their fear? Of course usually whatever promises the advertisers offer don't come to fulfillment for the people who bought into the marketed object hoping it might fulfill their needs. After their disappointment with their new purchase people usually look for the next thing to buy that will pick up their spirits and hopefully fulfill their endless human quest for contentment. However falling into this endless cycle never brings contentment. In fact this approach to life predominant in a consumeristic culture can rarely assist in the human quest for fulfillment. This cycle creates an endless desire for limited resources and sets people up for endless dissatisfaction. Why do thoughtful people jump into this cycle and remain there so long? It is a bit of a mystery for my own life and certainly a mystery in US culture.