THIS IS TODAY'S #1 PROBLEM.
IT IS NUMBER ONE BECAUSE IT IS SEPARATING US AS NATION, AND EVEN WITHIN FAMILIES. IT IS CREATING DYSFUNCTION. IT IS CAUSING US TO HATE OTHER GOOD FELLOW CITIZENS. IT IS CLOSING OR MINDS AND DISABLING OUR ABILITY TO SOLVE OTHER EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PROBLEMS. IT IS MAKING US VULNERABLE TO OUR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENEMIES WHO SEEK TO WEAKEN OR EVEN OVERTHROW OUR WAY OF LIFE AND EVEN OUR GOVERNMENT.
Both Political parties do it. But one uses this tactic in such excess the the moral of our nation is suffering. Here are my thoughts on a problem with politics.
Driving the mind with FEAR is one of the oldest political tactics. It is also the most common tactic in the Democratic party playbook. Should we be feeling so much fear?
It seems to me that:
- The economy is much better than it was a few years ago;
- Concerns about wages and a recession are much less than a few years ago;
-There are fewer terrorists attacks, ISIS violence, and military actions on TV every night than there was a few years ago;
- There are fewer violent protests by anti-Zionist and anti-cop activists on the news than there were a few years ago;
- The threats by North Korean and Iran have toned down enormously since a few years ago.
- CO2 emissions in the USA went down last year more than any other country in the Paris Climate accord, whereas most of the participants went up;
- The rivers of refugees that overflowed during Obama have slowed substantially.
- The disastrous war people warned about if we moved our Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem didn't happen.
- The tariffs that everyone was so afraid about, instead look like they are resulting in BETTER trade deals with Europe, Mexico, Korea, the U.K. and soon Canada. China is a work in progress, but markets are giving the Administration time.
- The current Administration, Congress and technology firms are dealing with Russian meddling that has been going on long before this last election and which the prior Administration failed to address. If anything, the last Administration ordered the CIA to stand down and allowed the DNC to use a fake Dossier in cooperation with a foreign agent to purposely disrupt the last election!! Today, the Russian government is under more pressure than ever and getting away with much less than it did years ago in Syria and the Ukraine.
One of the best cases against fear and for OPTIMISM is made by Steven Pinker.
- The economy is much better than it was a few years ago;
- Concerns about wages and a recession are much less than a few years ago;
-There are fewer terrorists attacks, ISIS violence, and military actions on TV every night than there was a few years ago;
- There are fewer violent protests by anti-Zionist and anti-cop activists on the news than there were a few years ago;
- The threats by North Korean and Iran have toned down enormously since a few years ago.
- CO2 emissions in the USA went down last year more than any other country in the Paris Climate accord, whereas most of the participants went up;
- The rivers of refugees that overflowed during Obama have slowed substantially.
- The disastrous war people warned about if we moved our Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem didn't happen.
- The tariffs that everyone was so afraid about, instead look like they are resulting in BETTER trade deals with Europe, Mexico, Korea, the U.K. and soon Canada. China is a work in progress, but markets are giving the Administration time.
- The current Administration, Congress and technology firms are dealing with Russian meddling that has been going on long before this last election and which the prior Administration failed to address. If anything, the last Administration ordered the CIA to stand down and allowed the DNC to use a fake Dossier in cooperation with a foreign agent to purposely disrupt the last election!! Today, the Russian government is under more pressure than ever and getting away with much less than it did years ago in Syria and the Ukraine.
One of the best cases against fear and for OPTIMISM is made by Steven Pinker.
I could go on, but you've got the theme of what I am saying. And yet ...
Why are so many Democrats so afraid? Could it be that FEAR is the result of propaganda and marketing efforts by the Democratic party and activists like Soros?
Could it be that people are being brainwashed to create an emotional state of mind that STRATEGISTS know is an excellent way to motivate the vote they NEED TO OBTAIN POWER AND MONEY?
Could it be that people are being brainwashed to create an emotional state of mind that STRATEGISTS know is an excellent way to motivate the vote they NEED TO OBTAIN POWER AND MONEY?
FEAR ... IT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONCEPT BESIDES SEX TO PUT INTO A HEADLINE!!! That is why the Democratic party uses it so effectively. But frankly, many Republicans do too. Don't discount this possibility! It is also why the Libertarian side of me believes in smaller government generally speaking.
FEAR is a construct - it is induced by a perceived danger. Politicians weaponize fear, which in turn generates hate, by every means possible. Hate is a defense response to fear. The two emotions create an unpleasant state of anxiety, a feeling of threat, which the people seek relief from.
There is almost always a victim or victimhood involved so the Party and their candidate can be your "savior." It nearly always starts by twisting or falsifying the facts regarding a matter about an emotionally charged subject. It works best if they find or fabricate a victim whom we can either relate to or empathize with. Someone who represents the population who feels victimized and they want their votes from. (E.g. A black man who was shot, or a woman who was abused, or someone with gender concerns, etc.) Then they can construct a narrative around this person that is the victim or martyr. Once that's established, then the politicians ride to the rescue like righteous heroes. For that, all those who relate to the victim, are expected to reward the Party, their "personal savior" with their votes. This is how Government replaces G-d.
Fear in & of itself is not all bad - it has a valid purpose - to cause us to take actions that protect ourselves - individually and as a country. And, the Right uses fear too. They highlight fears such as the scourge of Socialism and other ways the Left is encroaching on American values and our system, for example capitalism. The Right highlights other fears such as the horrific dangers of nuclear proliferation and threats posed by Iran and North Korea, the safety risks of an unsecured border such as gangs, drugs and sex/human trafficking, the dangers of failing infrastructure, the financial pains from over-regulation, and other legitimate risks.
The #WALKAWAY Movement has identified and tapped into the way the Left/Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialist use fear. Brandon Straka has turned his epiphany moment of how he was effected by fear and the action he chose to take, into a huge following of others who too are waking up and walking away from the Democratic party. And that, my friends, is SCARING THE HELL OUT OF THE STRATEGIST AND THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO WANT TO CONTROL YOUR MIND, YOUR VOTE AND THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE TAXPAYERS!
There is almost always a victim or victimhood involved so the Party and their candidate can be your "savior." It nearly always starts by twisting or falsifying the facts regarding a matter about an emotionally charged subject. It works best if they find or fabricate a victim whom we can either relate to or empathize with. Someone who represents the population who feels victimized and they want their votes from. (E.g. A black man who was shot, or a woman who was abused, or someone with gender concerns, etc.) Then they can construct a narrative around this person that is the victim or martyr. Once that's established, then the politicians ride to the rescue like righteous heroes. For that, all those who relate to the victim, are expected to reward the Party, their "personal savior" with their votes. This is how Government replaces G-d.
Fear in & of itself is not all bad - it has a valid purpose - to cause us to take actions that protect ourselves - individually and as a country. And, the Right uses fear too. They highlight fears such as the scourge of Socialism and other ways the Left is encroaching on American values and our system, for example capitalism. The Right highlights other fears such as the horrific dangers of nuclear proliferation and threats posed by Iran and North Korea, the safety risks of an unsecured border such as gangs, drugs and sex/human trafficking, the dangers of failing infrastructure, the financial pains from over-regulation, and other legitimate risks.
The #WALKAWAY Movement has identified and tapped into the way the Left/Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialist use fear. Brandon Straka has turned his epiphany moment of how he was effected by fear and the action he chose to take, into a huge following of others who too are waking up and walking away from the Democratic party. And that, my friends, is SCARING THE HELL OUT OF THE STRATEGIST AND THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO WANT TO CONTROL YOUR MIND, YOUR VOTE AND THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE TAXPAYERS!
