On Fearmongering and Overreaction
December 27, 2016 by Christopher Paul Meyer ~ Leave A Comment
You know, when you read about Russia threatening NATO or sending subs off our coasts, or when you hear about Iran testing ballistic missiles they promised they wouldn’t test or when you learn details about China’s mega-hack of the OPM database or Daesh’s viral radicalization efforts inside the US, it’s almost enough to make you think that a lot of people are at war with us.
But that would just be fearmongering. And if there’s one thing we have no tolerance for, it’s fearmongering — because fearmongering leads to the dreaded prospect of “overreaction.” In fact, the only kind of fearmongering we tolerate is fearmongering about fearmongering.
Of course, if you’re against fearmongering, you’re not really against fearmongering. Maybe you want to monger fears about different targets: climate change, police-involved shootings, Volkswagon recalls; but at the end of the day, one person’s fearmongering might simply be another person’s insightful forewarning.
http://havokjournal.com/national-security/on-fearmongering-and-overreaction/
