IT'S NOT WWII, AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE COLD WAR

A good buddy of mine posted this today on facebook:

Believe this: All the terrorists in the world couldn't overtake our nation on military strength alone. Ok? They aren't going to literally march in and conquer us. Their aim is to sow fear so that we will voluntarily trade our freedom for security. In other words, IT'S A BLUFF. Don't fold.

You all know the quote but have you ever thought about what he meant when FDR said this?

"The only thing we have to fear is... FEAR itself. "

Here's how I responded:

I personally believe that the steady American diet of war movies, throughout our entire lifetimes, makes us very inclined to think that all foreign policy and national security issues are exactly like WWII and the Cold War. I mean, those are the stories that define what war means to us. And, like going to church every Sunday, we have those narratives continually reaffirmed.

So people are just incapable of thinking clearly about all this. Every foreign threat is a nuclear one. Maybe they'll invade us and make us practice Sharia law. It's just nuts. It doesn't fit the facts. It's sheer misinformed paranoia.

I don't know what to do about it other than just trying to keep talking sense.

'Nuff said.

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