Originally Posted by
Travlyr
I remember back in the 60's in a small mid-west town of total insignificance the siren would go off and we were instructed to duck under our desks as a drill in case of nuclear attack. Yeah, I was scared. I wondered if the desk was stronger than the ceiling.
If the tornado siren went off, then we were drilled to go into the hallway and place our hands over our heads. Yeah, I was scared.
When I heard on the news that burglars and gangs were infesting our town to buy drugs, yeah, I was scared. Then one day I learned that a murder had taken place in our small town, scared again.
On TV, if it bleeds it leads. Hitler wanted to kill all Americans. World War II was to keep us safe for democracy. The Viet Nam war was to spread the good word of Democracy ... let alone the fact that my friend Benny who had to wear thick glasses just to see was put on the front line. He was killed... yeah, I was scared.
Cops bust down doors, beat people, taser them, and kill if necessary without warrants signed by judges as required by law. Yeah, I'm scared.
Who is not scared of Islamo-fascists hiding under their beds? They want to kill us because we are free.
You can see it all over TV and the radio all the time. Blow em up... beat em up... rapists... crazy... demented people with guns everywhere.. in the schools... in the airport... in the subway... they are everywhere... on the streets. Cop shows, criminal investigation, judges and juries, emergency sirens, evil powers wanting to take over the world and destroy all the good to perpetuate evil.
Why all this fear in life?