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We are not acting out of uncontrollable fear and we are not in denial of what threatens us. We work through the emotions and quickly get to the movement. We are not frozen in fear. Sustainability demands this.’
Claudia Alick
The topic of fear and its impact on our society was discussed in the Liberated Equity Diversity Inclusion and Accessibility room on Clubhouse. Recent incidents such as the murder of Ralph Yarl by a white man who claimed he was afraid, and the Missouri House advancing a bill that would allow guns on buses, inside churches, and synagogues, are evidence of how fear is being weaponized against minority communities. Additionally, Black men spoke out about the fear they experience when being pulled over by the police.
The discussion also touched on how supremacy culture justifies violence against Black and Brown people by criminalizing them and claiming that it had no choice but to act violently because it was “afraid.” The use of fear to manipulate the public was also mentioned. This manipulation creates real things to be afraid of and encourages us to be afraid of nonsensical things, ultimately leading to paralysis instead of action against things that truly endanger us.
The concept of conscious awareness of threat versus fear was also discussed. Conscious awareness of threat requires us to acknowledge reality and avoid manufactured fear. We need to make brave conscious choices about what is possible and probable, which requires resisting denial. This means that we move accordingly, not frozen in fear but taking action.
However, the manufactured fear is there to create stochastic terrorism on behalf of Supremacy Culture. They need neighbors to fear each other and our first instinct to be to shoot our neighbor instead of helping them. This is why it’s important to have clarity about reality and move through emotions quickly to take action, as sustainability demands this.
The conversation on fear and its impact on our society was an important one. Fear can be used to justify violence and manipulate the public, but it’s crucial that we acknowledge reality and move through our emotions to take action. By doing so, we can work towards a more equitable and just society that does not operate on fear.