Anatomy of a Scare
Someone, often a scientist, finds some nefarious effect of X
This is brought to the attention of the MSM
Consciously or subconsciously the scare grows
Concerned NGOs form to raise awareness of X, membership increases
More negative reports about X begin to appear
MSM begins to editorialize
More scientists begin to study the effect of X in their area of expertise
More negative reports about X appear but there are always some contradictory studies
NGO Lobbyists bring matter to attention of politicians
Politicians rush to head of line to champion ‘fight’ against proliferation of X
Politicians water the garden of fear; want to be seen as saviors
Contradictory reports about dangers of X are discounted because everyone now knows X is bad
Contrary opinion is ignored, slandered, associated with all things evil
Pretty soon X is held responsible for all unwelcome events under the sun
Public becomes tired of dueling claims thinks scientists don’t know what they are talking about
Public ignore scare - don’t think it is real - think politicians have been had
Politicians engage in favorite sports of jumping to conclusions & throwing money at problem
Politicians misallocate resources and when evil doesn’t happen gradually reduce funding
Scientists do not apologize but remain on alert for the next great scare that can be exploited
Politicians are played and never learn because they are addicted to their favorite sports
MSM loves a good scare - always good for readership and ad revenue
NGOs love the membership growth
Socialists exploit the scare to increase government power over the individual
More scientists learn to play the funding game - more urgent the scare the greater the funding
Scientists learn that a planet in peril generates the most funding & ride scare as long as possible
Who loses? truth, taxpayer & citizen - usually the poor lose most as ‘solutions’ raise taxes, prices
REALITY: Scare non-existent or much much less than portrayed
Democracy: rewind and repeat
Message from the Future: come to senses and BREAK the CYCLE
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