Mass Hypnosis
It has been interesting lately to see the mass hypnosis conducted by the media on Hurricane Rita. It has driven people, many of whom I thought were once sane, into mass fear and hysteria. Many of these reports by local TV and radio stations are by people who have never lived in Houston during the Alicia Hurricane in 83'.
I choose not to relocate because I think it's fun. It's like survival training in the military, such as S.E.R.E but ten times easier. I'll take my chances and stay. I'll fight it out instead of many who run away. Many of these people who run away have fragile little minds that make them pee in their pants when they hear of danger. Many of these same people believe in some entity out there that will damn them to hell if they don't join the religion. For those living in fear, this is an effective way to recruit people into religion.
Many people talk about being strong (in the religious sense) and in terms of therapy. They say that in therapy, those who are strong are able to talk about their fears and feelings. Psychologists probe into their minds making people to talk about all sorts of weird shit. But in the end, it is these same people who run like chickens with their head cut off when something. They don't have the mental strength to handle it. Ever notice that in war, bombs can be going off and people dying from you left and right and the highly trained soldier still keeps on going and is able to stay alive and complete his mission or complete the escape. There is something about this kind of strength to keep going when the odds are down or when things are looking tough that most religions and psychological help talk about but never able to accomplish through their methods. Do their methods even work?
I personally have been through Alicia in '83 and thought it was fun. I don't know for a fact that if I'll make it out alive. As far as I believe, I know I'll make it out alive and I'll have some good times and memories with it. When the news talked about not going out into the eye of the hurricane when Alicia passed through Houston, I stepped outdoors because I wanted to experience it myself. I liked the adrenaline rush.
I choose not to relocate because I think it's fun. It's like survival training in the military, such as S.E.R.E but ten times easier. I'll take my chances and stay. I'll fight it out instead of many who run away. Many of these people who run away have fragile little minds that make them pee in their pants when they hear of danger. Many of these same people believe in some entity out there that will damn them to hell if they don't join the religion. For those living in fear, this is an effective way to recruit people into religion.
Many people talk about being strong (in the religious sense) and in terms of therapy. They say that in therapy, those who are strong are able to talk about their fears and feelings. Psychologists probe into their minds making people to talk about all sorts of weird shit. But in the end, it is these same people who run like chickens with their head cut off when something. They don't have the mental strength to handle it. Ever notice that in war, bombs can be going off and people dying from you left and right and the highly trained soldier still keeps on going and is able to stay alive and complete his mission or complete the escape. There is something about this kind of strength to keep going when the odds are down or when things are looking tough that most religions and psychological help talk about but never able to accomplish through their methods. Do their methods even work?
I personally have been through Alicia in '83 and thought it was fun. I don't know for a fact that if I'll make it out alive. As far as I believe, I know I'll make it out alive and I'll have some good times and memories with it. When the news talked about not going out into the eye of the hurricane when Alicia passed through Houston, I stepped outdoors because I wanted to experience it myself. I liked the adrenaline rush.
posted by tarzan at 6:17 AM
1 Comments:
Someone make a comment that showed total lack of education and made a flamer comment yet was so chicken shit that they had to post it anonymously. Well I don't have room for cowards on this blog. All comments require an identity from now on. It must make them feel so powerless and helpless to make comments while trying to completely hide their identity. hahaha!! Such cowardice.
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