Originally Posted by verklingen

any talk of crisis without an actual crisis occurring is empty fear. iran is not a crisis situation, but there are people (namely whichever shadowy forces are intent on pulling the strings in world affairs) who would benefit from creating a sense of impending crisis, i.e. fear. so yes, the propaganda machine is entirely vigilant in the pursuit of pumping out baseless fear to create an avenue to enact plans for further domination. it worked for iraq and afghanistan, but those are both dismal failures by all accounts. they've been trying with iran and n. korea for years and it's much ado about nothing. but it's all they've got so they'll run with it to their graves.

it's not that i don't want to think about anything negative, i think about negative things all the time. i just recognize how the negativity is dissipating and i'd like to preempt the celebration and enjoy a peaceful life now. i went through a very beneficial phase of enduring fear which helped me grow by tempering my skills of critical analysis. since then i've parted with the trees to take in the whole forest, and within it i see a picture of peace developing despite frantic plots and conspiracies bent on stemming it. those plots are like a steam engine and can only continue moving forward when enough fear is generated among the populations who would be affected. i will therefor rally against it in all its forms