A Sermon Against the Gospel of Fear - A Last Wire Official Rant

[Luis Gonzalez]

A Sermon Against the Gospel of Fear - A Last Wire Official Rant.
Fear is the oldest political currency in history.

The Last Wire

It sells obedience. Rewards conformity. And convinces people to surrender freedom for the promise of safety.

Every generation believes its fears are unique. Most are not.

In A Sermon Against the Gospel of Fear, I examine how fear became one of the most powerful forces shaping politics, media, institutions, and everyday life. The article asks a simple but uncomfortable question:

When pressure rises, do we remain citizens who govern ourselves—or do we become subjects of our own anxieties?

This is not an argument for ignoring danger.

It is an argument against allowing fear to become the organizing principle of a free society.

Read the full rant at The Last Wire

What poses the greater risk to freedom: the dangers we face, or the fear that persuades us to abandon our principles in response to them?

[Cyber Liberty]

A fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of fear!

In just a small corner of human endeavor, politics, when I first developed an interest in the subject (70s-80s),  I found "fear" to be an ineffective motivator to drive Elections.  Since that time, fear and hate have become the front line Prime Motivators!  This is distressing to me because there is no longer room for discussions of issues!

I don't know how or why this came to be, but it's taken all of the fun and utility out of politics.  Gone are the days of persuasion to get people to vote, now they have to be frightened to the polls!  No wonder why so many people have just checked out and don't vote anymore.  The shenanigans going on in California are not the cause, but rather the symptoms.