Examples of 20th Century negative uses, include Adolph Hitler, Pol Pot and the current group of International Terrorists. A simple example of Controlled Chaos might be as follows;
“You are walking down the street in front of my house, I run out and tell you that a killer is loose in the neighborhood and insist you come inside. (There is no killer, but once you are inside my house you are under my control)
I call and tell you that a small child is dying and needs a heart transplant and his family has no money and you must help. (I get some if not all of your money, we all want to help those in need.)
I tell you the “KILLER” is of a specific race, religion, nationality, sex or political affiliation and that unless we get “him” first he will get us.( This type of fear has been used to pit neighbor against neighbor, family against family and of course nation against nation.)”
Lets look at “Fear Factor”- 2000-2010;
Y2K- Most “REAL” computer programming experts at the time, were recommending nothing more than turning off your computer at 12:00 GMT and leaving it off for 5 minutes. Billions spent by individuals, all levels of Government (except most of the Military which did the turn off/turn on trick) and Business around the World. These experts were ignored because the chaos which ensued was good for certain business and allowed controls to be set in place for future “security”. The media had a field day.
09/11/2001- Do I need to detail this one ? Iraq, Afghanistan, Patriot Act, etc.etc, (When I served in the U.S. Army, my job included the collection, analysis and dissemination of both "Hard" and "Soft" intelligence, just tell me what "story" you want to "document")
Katrina- Liberal Conventional Wisdom- Federal Government does not care about the “disadvantaged” and did not do enough before, during or after the event to help them. ( There are hundreds of neighbor hoods with, now rotting stacks of Federally purchased construction materials in front yards and people still waiting for others to come repair their homes.) I know dozens of factual antidotes describing the perceived “injustices” directed against the “citizens” of that region.
Conservative Conventional Wisdom- The local and State Governments were incompetent and corrupt . A large number of people lacked the individual and collective initiative to see to their own and their families safety and well being. They had 3-5 days warning about the storm of the century and a 48 hour mandatory evacuation order. (I am convinced that there was enough gas in one or more of those cars that “drowned” along those streets that. even if it had to be siphoned, could have filled several cars and people could have gotten to safety.)
“I could do hours on the Katrina debacle.”
These are just three examples, others include- SARS, H1N1, Food recalls and warnings and dozens of other SCARY events which have taken place locally, regionally, nationally and globally. (we have nothing to fear except….) Goggle 2000-2010 and see what you find, Time Magazine’s December issue in 2009 had as it’s cover story “The Decade From Hell”.Time-Dec 2009
We now fall into fear much easier than in years past, while I am not negating the seriousness of any of these events I am concerned, and fearful, that we have all become like “Chicken Little“ (remember, “the sky is falling. the sky is falling”).
We are ready and almost willing to run to the “nanny” state or some movement to protect us from the “boogie man” we often do this without knowing if there is really anything to fear. We give it some name or the identity of some ill defined entity we think we cannot control-(therefore we are relived of any responsibility to resist); Illuminati, Council on Foreign Relations, Tri-lateral Commission, Bildeburgers, Right Wing Conspiracy, Tea Party, Socialist, Humanist, The Klan, White Supremacist, gangs, Mafia, and leprechauns in leotards.
Remember that older cousin who always jumped out from behind the door at Grandpa’s house and scared and even punched the little kids….until you all got together, got smart enough, tired enough and BRAVE enough to push him out the door and lock it behind him.
A popular saying now days references underwear;
IT IS TIME WE “PUT ON OUR BIG PEOPLE PANTIES” THROW THEM OUT AND LOCK THE DOOR.
Stop the Chaos.
“Evil only triumphs when Good Men do Nothing.”
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