Fear of the Day

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Welcome to Bush's America?

Fear mongering is as old as the wheel. It sells. Just ask religious text publishers.

Looks like Morrigoon's attempt at demonstrating the ridiculousness of the media's fear mongering actually instilled fear in MouseWife.



I fear that we do not fear fear itself.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Fear mongering is as old as the wheel. It sells. Just ask religious text publishers.

I fear you were implying that I thought that Bush came up with fearmongering. I fear that I need to add more winky faces when I write.

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
(Dune, Litany Against Fear)

"All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right... we loaf and procrastinate, or at best work grudgingly under half-steam. These fears are the termites that ceaselessly devour the foundations of whatever sort of life we try to build." (AA 12&12, page 49)

Life is full of really bad sh*t sometimes. It's bad enough worrying about the things you CAN control, let alone those you can't.