Sunday, June 07, 2020

Fearmongering

So here's the thing: The Trump campaign and the Trump administration have been based largely on fear. But selling fear only works when the fearmongers can sell the illusion of security, of protection, to go with it. And that's easy to do when the fear itself is imaginary to begin with.

See? The caravan of rapists and criminals from countries where brown people live failed to materialize. So did the army of Muslim terrorists streaming into our airports from Somalia and Yemen. And the monster under the bed failed, yet again, to eat you in the middle of the night. Aren't you grateful to me?

But what happens when there's real danger? When people you know are dying of a disease that pushes buttons we've had since medieval times? When the economy is in shambles, and there's serious civil unrest? (No matter if you're for or agin.)

Who feels safer now than they did in 2016?

Books Available
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare's Stable
High-Voltage Lines
Knocking from Inside

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