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jalan48

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14. We're raising a generation of fearful children. Fearful citizens are easier to control

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2022, 03:05 PM

May 2022

“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear”, wrote the 18th century philosopher Edmund Burke.

Ruling classes for thousands of years have understood the power of intentionally invoking fear in their subjects as a means of social control.

https://academyofideas.com/2015/11/fear-and-social-control/

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Chris Hayes: I am more certain of this than I have ever been. Stop lockdown drills in all schools... [View all] demmiblue May 2022 OP

As effective as the nuclear bomb drills.... They went something like, 3Hotdogs May 2022 #1

Remember them like it was yesterday. WinstonSmith4740 May 2022 #11

We were in a hallway with lots of windows. Texaswitchy May 2022 #17

"Now it's time to have some fun!" CrispyQ May 2022 #2

I think teachers have attempted to de-traumatize these drills as much as possible... demmiblue May 2022 #3

omfg, what the fck is this ?! "have some fun" ??!? uponit7771 May 2022 #4

Teacher is doing their best to not traumatize kids. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #7

+1, yeah from a teachers perspective what are people supposed to do?! Are your door entries ... uponit7771 May 2022 #9

I agree with Chris pattyloutwo May 2022 #5

I was thinking about this this morning spinbaby May 2022 #6

Apt point: today's shooters likely had lockdown drills when they were younger and know where to aim Novara May 2022 #8

I disagree Sunsky May 2022 #10

Security theater makes us less safe IronLionZion May 2022 #12

At this point, I just want the Q nuts to admit what it is they actually do to save children. Initech May 2022 #15

They won't admit it even when so many in GOP have been busted for abusing children IronLionZion May 2022 #18

But it makes the repubs and the GRAs feel better...nt Wounded Bear May 2022 #13

We're raising a generation of fearful children. Fearful citizens are easier to control jalan48 May 2022 #14

A modern-day Ring around the Rosie ck4829 May 2022 #16