FEAR
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Pandemania, Part 5
I’m resuming my occasional series discussing the ground conditions that make society susceptible to pandemania. See my last pandemania post if you don’t know what I’m talking about. I’m moved to resume this series because of some conversations I’ve had over the last few days that reminded me of why I am not letting the issue drop. Continue reading
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The persecution of the unvaccinated
Established western democracies are hosting the overt expression of hate – in words and deeds – directed at a minority outgroup, the likes of which have not been observed for almost a century. The victims of this onslaught are those people who have made the decision not to accept the offer of a Covid-19 gene-based… Continue reading
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Covid and Social Engineering: The Impact of Fear and Anxiety on the Human Immune System
We live in the age of anxiety. We who see, see clearly this is a pandemic of fear. One of the central emotional responses during a pandemic is fear. Fear comprises both an emotional and physical response to stress. Functional fear helps people develop coping strategies, and the ‘right’ amount of anxiety can help us perform… Continue reading
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The metrics of fear
Fear is the most powerful of emotions and, as emotions are stronger than thoughts, fear can overpower the clearest of minds. We shouldn’t feel bad about being frightened. From an evolutionary perspective, it is key to our survival, it protects us from danger. And that is precisely what makes fear one of the most powerful… Continue reading
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BAR February 8 2012: Black Politics Atrophies / Super Pac Obama / Nigeria Oil Scourge / No To Drones and more…
8 February 2012 — Black Agenda Report • News, commentary and analysis from the black left ‘By far the best left publication, never mind ‘black left’, on the Web. WB’ Black Politics Atrophies Under Obama by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Traditional Black progressive and movement politics has been replaced by fear and sycophantism, as Continue reading
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FEAR OF A MUSLIM PLANET: Hip-Hop’s Hidden History By Naeem Mohaiemen
29 May 2009 “Hip hop came from the streets, from the toughest neighborhoods, and that’s always where the Muslims were.” — Adisa Banjoko Continue reading
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Media Lens: Propping Up Propaganda IRAQ, CLIMATE AND THE CORPORATE MEDIA’S FEAR OF THE PUBLIC
October 22, 2008 Since starting Media Lens in 2001, we have learned that corporate journalists are very often ill-equipped, or disinclined, to debate vital issues with members of the public. In 2004, the esteemed Lancet medical journal published a study showing that 98,000 Iraqis had most likely died following the US-led invasion. John Rentoul, chief Continue reading
The New Dark Age 