Panic and overreaction are often the driving force of mankind's greatest tragedies. A couple of examples:
- Following years of escalating tension, the assassination of a minor noble caused reactionary rhetoric and threats to grow into overreaction and fear. Ultimately resulting in World War One.
- Panic and overreaction, coupled with mismanagement on the part of the Federal Reserve, created the Great Depression out of what should have been a far less traumatic recession.
I will certainly not claim that there are not genuine bad actors helping to drive such events, but it was fear, panic, and overreaction that tipped the scales. What would have been wildfires grew out of control and became firestorms spanning the whole of the world.
I BELIEVE THAT SUCH A TIME IS NOW UPON US.
There are certainly bad actors, on many fronts, attempting to fan the flames of chaos and destruction. There are a great many good, everyday, "common man" types being influenced and pushed towards choosing an extreme. Those bad actors, on the extremes of every group, have one thing in common. They are all more than willing to sacrifice you to achieve their goals.
Never forget that the majority, hopefully a small majority, of politicians, administrators, and bureaucrats TRULY WANT a massive authoritarian government. An "R" or a "D" means nothing to many of them. Those are simply paths they chose to follow believing one held an advantage for THEM. The oft used analogy of political theatre being nothing but "professional wrestling" for the voters holds a lot of truth. No matter their party, most have public "characters" that they play. That "character" may have nothing in common with the "actor". The "hero" may slay the "dragon" on the set of the movie, but then the actors playing both parts go have a beer. Your real attachment to the characters means nothing to the actors.
I do not claim that there is no real conflict. There is. Much like there is a real pandemic. However, every point of real contention is being wielded like a weapon in order to inflame the masses. Despite the actual toll of the virus, even Covid is more dangerous as a weapon than it is as a disease.
We, collectively as the citizens of this nation, do need to seize the reins. Not through violence, or revolt, or really not even by protest. We need to seize the reins of our own perception. The political puppet show has only the power we allow it to have. Yes, there is the real power of the government, but the power of the drama is the choice of the audience.
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Originally Posted by gaijin
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