Have you heard? The next crisis is right around the corner. Your country, your state, your city—could all vanish! In one form or another, to one degree or another, this is how various politicians, pundits, and publications tend to describe problems in America today.
It could be the presidential elections, which many posit as absolutely the most important ever. Maybe we must have more—or fewer—guns. Perhaps it is immigration, where either we act now or countless Americans—for the far-right—or immigrants—for the far-left—will suffer. Climate change is killing the whole planet, but regulating emissions will wipe out every job first.
China may match or surpass the United States in power and influence someday. Then what: war? Possibly most of all so far this century: fundamentalist Islamist terrorists threaten every aspect of our society and aim to take over the world—soon. Speaking of century, recall all the hype a while back about a little non-event called Y2K?
Some doomsday predictions might become true—someday. Hiring experts to study them can be a worthy investment. The same goes for preventing or containing legitimate threats. But many perceived threats are in truth just problems or challenges. The fact that a student can flunk a class does not mean he or she has to hire ten tutors and spend every waking moment studying. An “A” grade may or may not require these things, but usually modest effort is enough to prevent an “F.”...
Read more at:
http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/08/americans-give-pre-traumatic-stress-disorder-making-politics-apocalyptic/
