Open Thread - 10-25-24 - Campaigns of Fear
Wow! Can you believe the fear that's being ginned up in this election? Sure, fear is a big factor in every election but this one is over the top. Who, that are old enough to have lived through it, can forget the nuclear blast ad from the 1964 election. That visual may not be aired this election cycle, but it sure is implied.
Fear is the tool of the powerful, and those that covet power.
It resides in the amygdala, also known as the lizard brain. As a primal emotion its function is fight or flight, or to put it another way, a preservation device.
Fear has been used by the powerful probably since the advent of social cohesion, the main advantage of groups of living beings is safety, the prime motivation after food and water.
The fear today is palpable. From all political sides of the power spectrum. Civil war, nuclear war, violent riots, financial ruin, martial law, cancel culture, prison for misinformation, on and on. We are inundated with that which tickles the lizard brain. Have you noticed that folks are being lead around by their noses?
There are some powerful hands that stand to lose and other hands that stand to gain from their lose.
Fear has always been used by politicians, but this election, 2024, is like a steroid injection coursing through the veins of the American polity.
Who benefits from fear? Those that wish to rule over you. It's the same old playbook since the dawn of man.
There are military campaigns and there are political campaigns, sometimes they overlap and become indistinguishable. There is a war afoot, it's a war for your mind.
Why all the fear? It's about division. It's about dividing We The People, and it's working. Both parties seem unwilling to accept the results of the election. Their are threats from both sides. People are losing their minds over this stuff. It's crazy.
We The People are being manipulated.
Oh, and don't forget this is the most important election in our lifetimes!
Comments
Good morning Free Rangers...
the fear may be palpable now but post election it may be far worse. Fear may be what's driving it, but greed and power is the cause, in my humble opinion.
I fear you are right
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the divisive use of digital disinformation
shutting down minds left and right
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thanks for the OT!
truth is considered foreign influence, world peace is a threat to national security
I have developed EDS...
Election Detachment Syndrome. I don't think it really matters much who gets elected, the downward trajectory is unstoppable at this point. This election is about which political tool decides who or what is to blame for the fall. As we all know, the finger wont be pointed at the real culprits, the greedheads.
Good morning...
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
And from Dune:
"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
Fear is one method of control. TPTB have been hyping TDS for years now, and it has been an effective technique. Many people continue to be misinformed about Russiagate and still think Russia hacked our election...and may do so again....especially if Trump wins.
I hate these predictions of violence and chaos after the election. That narrative might be a set up for a false flag...much like the Jan 6 psyop. Meanwhile we've got WWIII brewing in the ME which TPTB should fear.
My Friday helper called in sick today, so I better get on with my chores.
Take care and thanks for the OT!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I think...
that if Trump is selected he'll call for unity and kumbaya as all hell is unleashed in the Mideast. The Israel Firsters lining up behind him is a tell.
I also think that if Harris is selected she'll call for unity and kumbaya as all hell will be unleashed in Ukraine. The neocons lining up behind her is a tell.
It's a win-win for the MMC (military monied class), and a lose-lose for We The People.
Same as it ever was.