Fear

[cody j]

The tv news is full of crap, I occasionally watch though, not to see what they are covering but more to see what they aren’t covering.

[CanuckShooter]

Originally Posted by cody j

The tv news is full of crap, I occasionally watch though, not to see what they are covering but more to see what they aren’t covering.

What they aren't covering is glaringly eye opening. These day I get more 'news' from social media, and you still have to take all of it with a grain of salt. With the mainstream news sources you need salt/pepper and some cajun with it.

[Pathfinder76]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

Daily you hear:

Fear the Chinese
Fear the climate
Fear the Russians
Fear the Mexicans
Fear the Arabs on behalf of Israel
Fear the brown people but DONT fear the Germans.....huh?

Fear the monkey pox, the Covid, the Ebola, skip HIV-AIDS because that's so yesterday, but fear the vaccines and the nursing homes

Fear flags and plastic bags. And straws and forks and spoons
Fear beer, wine and spirits.

Fear urban coyotes
Fear urban cowboys (well, ya might be on to something there)
Fear the left wing, the right wing and those fence sitters in the middle

Fear the LGTBQ2+ (ETC)
Fear the ocean when you surf
Fear the churches, scout leaders and the male teachers who teach girls volleyball
Fear fluoride in your tap water
Fear no fluoride in your tap water

Fear the sun, the pipelines, forest fires and balloons from China

Seems as though media really works at this. Instilling fear, making people crazy.

In truth, what good is watching the news? Is it actually news, or is it a curiosity need we have? Anything on the news that actually impacts you? Would like to hear your thoughts. I personally dont have TV, I listen to radio a bit but I find Im ok with not being informed about a lot of "news" .......

Fear and use of fear is an abusive, manipulative tactic to gain control. It’s been used affectively since the dawn of time.

[Fish along]

The best news is whats new on Net Flix.lol. All the rest i read between the lines.

[Sundog57]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder76

Fear and use of fear is an abusive, manipulative tactic to gain control. It’s been used effectively since the dawn of time.

^ This
I have wondered if a person could write a paper on the increasing frequency of the use of the word "crisis" in news reporting.
Apparently we are surrounded by crises...
To my mind the word should be reserved for:
No water
No food
The equivalent of the black plague (Highly transmissible, 100% fatal, hemorrhagic fever)
Marauding hordes (the Ukrainians are actually having a crisis)

re-electing Trudeau

everything else is pretty much an inconvenience

[gunluvr]

I look for articles reporting what the government is up to because they have a tendency to hide it. If no one paid attention they'd get away with murder and much more. Of course you still need to (try to) filter out the BS.

[Tigger72]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1

Someone once said, the easiest way to control a population is keep them in fear.

Grizz

This ^^^. its not an extreme statement anymore
Agenda 21 -

[JD848]

Your never lonely unless you think your lonely ,plus you can live in fear or not let it consume you .

Fear has been around since the beginning of man and it will be here till every thing is gone. So why waste your most precious commodity which is time living with thought's of fear or wanting to hear it from people who can't tell the truth.

Love your family, be good to others, challenge yours self every day and stay the hell away from TV media. I stopped watching the news when I realized Keith Richards was more on the ball then JT and Biden.

If you want to catch up on the news 10 minutes a month will fill you in, check the weather daily and check on others who live alone .This is our duty as citizens to make sure others are fine ,plus it's free and good for the soul .

No fear what so ever ,bring it on because no one lives forever on this planet.

Don't let fear stop you from helping your self and others ,not enough of this today .To many folks climbing the ladder of life that leads to a hole in the ground and forgetting where they came from.

Cheers to all
JD

[huntinstuff]

Originally Posted by JD848

Your never lonely unless you think your lonely ,plus you can live in fear or not let it consume you .

Fear has been around since the beginning of man and it will be here till every thing is gone. So why waste your most precious commodity which is time living with thought's of fear or wanting to hear it from people who can't tell the truth.

Love your family, be good to others, challenge yours self every day and stay the hell away from TV media. I stopped watching the news when I realized Keith Richards was more on the ball then JT and Biden.

If you want to catch up on the news 10 minutes a month will fill you in, check the weather daily and check on others who live alone .This is our duty as citizens to make sure others are fine ,plus it's free and good for the soul .

No fear what so ever ,bring it on because no one lives forever on this planet.

Don't let fear stop you from helping your self and others ,not enough of this today .To many folks climbing the ladder of life that leads to a hole in the ground and forgetting where they came from.

Cheers to all
JD

Perfectly said.

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1

Someone once said, the easiest way to control a population is keep them in fear.

Grizz

Wasn't there just a 2 year case study confirming that?

[HVA7mm]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

Daily you hear:

Fear the Chinese
Fear the climate
Fear the Russians
Fear the Mexicans
Fear the Arabs on behalf of Israel
Fear the brown people but DONT fear the Germans.....huh?

Fear the monkey pox, the Covid, the Ebola, skip HIV-AIDS because that's so yesterday, but fear the vaccines and the nursing homes

Fear flags and plastic bags. And straws and forks and spoons
Fear beer, wine and spirits.

Fear urban coyotes
Fear urban cowboys (well, ya might be on to something there)
Fear the left wing, the right wing and those fence sitters in the middle

Fear the LGTBQ2+ (ETC)
Fear the ocean when you surf
Fear the churches, scout leaders and the male teachers who teach girls volleyball
Fear fluoride in your tap water
Fear no fluoride in your tap water

Fear the sun, the pipelines, forest fires and balloons from China

Seems as though media really works at this. Instilling fear, making people crazy.

In truth, what good is watching the news? Is it actually news, or is it a curiosity need we have? Anything on the news that actually impacts you? Would like to hear your thoughts. I personally dont have TV, I listen to radio a bit but I find Im ok with not being informed about a lot of "news" .......

I experienced this a couple of days ago. I looked over and the toilet paper roll only had 2 sheets left on it, and when I reached over and pulled the vanity drawer open, I didn't see a new roll. Instant fear. However when I reached into the back of the drawer there was a new roll, all of my fear subsided.

[Roadgear]

Best advise so far, thanks JD

[Pathfinder76]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Wasn't there just a 2 year case study confirming that?

There certainly was. It is still gripping some.

[roper1]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Wasn't there just a 2 year case study confirming that?

I see what you did there....

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by roper1

I see what you did there....

LOL! Clever.

[CBintheNorth]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Wasn't there just a 2 year case study confirming that?

Baziiiing!!

[New2Elk]

Year ago, my grandfather always had a saying he used to explain a lot of things. It translates roughly to "they have it too good/easy". He grew up on a sustenance farm and knew what it meant to work for your every meal. He attributed a lot of the issues that arose with people simply not having to work hard enough for their daily existence. Not having enough things to fear. When every day is a struggle, you appreciate the little things, and the actual important things a lot more.

I've started to see his point more and more. A lot of people don't actually understand anymore what it means to actually struggle, to actually fear. And therefore they can't understand or appreciate the important things in life, or what real fear actually is.

How many people in our privileged society now have to contend with actual fear. We joke about first world problems, and many people "fear" driving half way to work and then realizing they left their cell phone at home. But for a lot of people, these first world problems are the only problems they have to "fear", at least for the time being.

As with so much in our society, even the fear has become artificial as the things to actually fear have been largely removed. In our bubble-wrapped world, "fear" has lost meaning. I believe a lot of these people spreading their version of fear truly don't know how artificial and watered down the threshold for fear has become, because they too have had it too good and don't understand what actual fear is.

[Bulseye]

The bad news is the good news because it sells twice as fast. Without the bad news, most of the news agency won't be in business.

[58thecat]

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[supersquid666]

This thread is causing the climate to warm....delete immediately and save the planet!!!

[JD848]

Originally Posted by supersquid666

This thread is causing the climate to warm....delete immediately and save the planet!!!

After 1.2 posts per year this is the best you can come up with ,seems like there's a ton of guys with 10 to 40 post who signed up like 7 to 10 years ago all crawling out of the closet with nothing decent to add .

Or a few guys that have multiple accounts?????

[AI 6.5]

Originally Posted by Bulseye

The bad news is the good news because it sells twice as fast. Without the bad news, most of the news agency won't be in business.

Agree. The words to Don Henley's song " Dirty Laundry" sums it up perfectly.

[thumper]

We're hard-wired to need fear. In our evolution, fear has always been a motivator for self preservation. In this age, there are very few real threats, so the media is simply giving us what's missing from our daily diet - fear!

It's why we like horror and slasher movies, it's why we slow down to rubber-neck at roadside accidents, it's why we gobble up all the media produced fear-mongering. We need it!

[Glory Hills]

The sheeple love to fear and especially those who have never had a close call on life. I got a kick out of the trucker freedom deal. I mean I get it but I think on a different level. I don’t feel trapped by any government and with the right connections you can buy anything including bogus Covid passes etc. My guns that Plipineau wanted to take, nope! Didn’t even give it thought because it wasn’t happening. I’d like to think of myself as one of the people the government can’t control because I ignore them completely and continue on with my own life rules and values.

[raab]

The problem with the news here in Canada is not fear, it is the distortion of truth. The distortion of truth is a threat to our democracy. In order for democracy to work we all have to agree on basic facts to make our decisions. The media is not aiding in this.

For example yesterday I heard that 40% of democrats down south believed that 50% of people who got covid would be hospitalized. Another 30% believed that 25% of people who got covid would be hospitalized. So 70% of left leaning voters believed that they were at severe risk of being hospitalized by covid. Compare that to the true number of under 1% which more Republicans actually got right and may explain the differences in viewpoints.

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gall...tion-risk.aspx

As far as fear with regards to Russia and China, I do not think we have to fear them but we should respect them. I also want to talk about social media as a source for news with regards to Russia and China. While many people are shutting off mainstream media and turning to social media for their news Russia and China are using this to their advantage. Russia and China have launched a disinformation campaign against Canadians. This is meant to stoke division, and make it hard to discern the truth. The best way to spot disinformation is to look for another source on any story you find on social media. Remember all those young athletes dying from the covid vaccine on Twitter? Yea, thats disinformation as I could not find any info on many of them. The best way to fight disinformation is to be critical of every story you see, and to speak truth against it. I have been trying to do that on this board to some extent. If you do not believe me that Russia and China are trying to divide us internally please look at this Public Safety Report.

"For example, Russia and Russian Intelligence Services have been actively engaged in disinformation campaigns since March 2020. These campaigns seek to reshape or undermine certain narratives to sow doubt about the origins of the coronavirus and pandemic as well as the means required to counter it; discredit democratic responses to COVID-19, create divisions in the West, while casting their own responses as superior."

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/t...907/15-en.aspx

You also have this from Gen. Wayne Eyre in the National Post article linked below.

""Russia and China are not just looking at regime survival but regime expansion. They consider themselves to be at war with the West,” he said. “They strive to destroy the social cohesion of liberal democracies and the credibility of our own institutions to ensure our model of government is seen as a failure.”"

https://nationalpost.com/news/politi...-with-the-west

There are other reports on the issue as well if you search for them. We all must recognize that we are under attack and that these foreign actors are trying to divide us and destroy our country. The only way we win is if we all agree on basic facts and unite against these threats.

Lastly make no mistake the media in Canada is bias towards the Liberal Party. I am not sure why, but I have a hard time listening to many of them now. I generally listen to Fox News, Bloomberg, and BNN which seem to have less bias. CNN is being reformed after clearly dropping off the woke cliff. So we will have to wait and see what happens with them. The link below shows one example of Canadian media bias. It really needs to stop. You can also see the crap Trump had to put up with in the last link. Watching the actual press conferences can help discern who you want to listen to and believe.

https://youtu.be/RLw7JU7h63U

https://youtu.be/zdFe-LmFRV8