Behavioral scientists who studied fear of contagion have found that it makes us more inclined to punish ‘the other.’ STORY AT-A-GLANCE “Behavioral immune system” is a set instincts and acquired habits that help us avoid pathogens in the wild Behavioral scientists and psychologists who studied fear of disease and contagion found that it makes us…
From the C-Suites to the Media, When It Comes to Energy, We Need More Balance, Less Fear
August 2, 2022
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Commentary IMPERIAL, Pennsylvania—In the last 22 years, protecting and caring for the planet has gone from a “we’re all in this together” part of our culture to a political wedge issue. And it isn’t just your average pedestrian wedge issue that surges and wanes with each election cycle. No, this one is volatile, vengeful, and…
Fear Is Contagious and Used to Control You
If you’ve felt confused during the pandemic, that’s exactly what the government has wanted because it allows them to keep you under control. Governments are using fear to control and manipulate their citizens. That has now been admitted by members of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavior (SPI-B), a subcommittee that advises the Scientific…
Monkeypox Virus: Facts Vs Fear
July 26, 2022
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World Health Organization declaration of Monkey Pox as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC), was made by one man, WHO Director-General Tedros, who has no medical training, over the objection of the majority of his own expert committee of medical and scientific advisors. The same committee met just one month ago and declined…
When the Fantasy Dies
How dare you?! That’s so unlike you! I can’t believe you would do/think/act like that! I’m so disappointed… Have you had one of these interactions (or internal experiences) lately? Our relationships — to each other, to systems, to groups, and even to ideas, are coming up for review. We are seeing the true colors, and…
The Loss of Trust Is Well Earned
Commentary Society is broken at many levels, and the economy too. We face a mental health crisis among young people following two years of unprecedented educational and social disruption. The highest inflation in most people’s lifetimes has people nearly panicked about the future, and that combines with strange and unpredictable shortages. And we wonder why….
Why This Nonstop Fear Mongering?
Commentary Today, March 31, 2022, a headline in the New York Times reads: “Caution Urged as States Slow the Virus Fight” with a subhead “Experts Voice Concern as Variant Spreads.” The article occupies a 7-paragraph column on the front page and continues to fill an entire half page inside. A person confronted with such a headline naturally asks herself:…
Crowd Creation: A New Political Tool
March 27, 2022
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Commentary Put yourself in the mind of a smart, power-hungry politician obsessed with winning, someone with no moral compass. He is calmly reviewing the events of the past two years, looking for useful lessons on how to advance his or her career and causes in the future. What nuggets of insight would such a person…
The World Is Suffering From Mass Delusional Psychosis
The phrase ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ originates from events in Jonestown in 1978 in which over 900 people died for an extreme cause. STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to psychiatrist and medical legal expert Dr. Mark McDonald, the true public health crisis is not COVID-19 itself; rather, it’s the fear of the infection, which has “morphed and evolved…
What Can the Stanford Prison Experiment Tell Us About Life in the Pandemic Era?
March 11, 2022
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Commentary Late in the summer of 1971, a young man was taken from his home in Palo Alto, California. Then another. And another. Nine in all, they were each spirited away. Eventually brought to a place with no windows and no clocks, they were stripped and they were chained. They were costumed in dress-like gowns….
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