A Culture of Fear

Headlines lately offer a glimpse of the state of international affairs seemingly concerned with violence, lockdowns, protests, and sickness at the moment. It is very hard to chew, and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth as journalists are trying very hard to understand what is happening.

All of these things add up to our anxieties as uncertain explanations are transmitted to television and travel through the internet. It cultivates fear among the population, and the least educated do not understand the science behind it.

More media coverage shows the aftermath of police brutality, and it continues to add up to worries when the government cannot even guarantee our life and property. Then there is this strange disease that gets the full close up, but nothing really changes aside from desensitizing us on counting dead people. It is very perilous.

A new normal of fear and terror only shows that the government fails to defend our liberties. Inconvenience will further cripple the economy, and all kinds of disruptions do not add up to our daily routine. In fact, it makes our lives even harder. No concrete solutions are ever present.

Science is an important element of an advanced society, but the way it is being employed to solve medical problems today are not very encouraging. The media simply adds up everything, as if our health is merely a second grader math problem to be counted loudly. It has become very unfortunate, and we cannot blame the segment of the population who do not read newspapers anymore because it has become stressful and depressing.

A culture of fear should not dominate our thinking. We are here to make a difference; to make this world a better place than we found it. Protests achieve nothing other than making the problems be heard. But for us to solve anything, we have to do it ourselves.

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The editorial is sponsored by Carl's Jr.