Media

Media. It’s getting out of control! I actively choose to avoid it so I’m not caught up in the fear that it instils in society. I can’t avoid it all though. In a free society, are we free? Of course we are, I hear you say. Apart from the fact that my view of the world and society is clouded by what the media tells me. Fear is the best way to control a population (in my view) without actually making them feel controlled. The latest big thing is the corona virus. Of course, it’s a problem but it’s creating apocalyptic thinking. The numbers are tiny in comparison to the world wide population. The World Health Organisation stats for annual Flu cases/deaths are as follows – Worldwide, these annual epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 290 000 to 650 000 respiratory deaths. Compared to the ‘Pandemic’ 90,000 cases and 3000 deaths. Perspective, much??? The psychological damage done to society is far greater than the physical.

If we’re bombarded with ‘statistics’, ‘predictions’ or ‘worst case scenarios’ then that becomes our reality. It’s not reality though. Propaganda is real, I witnessed first-hand the ‘truths’ that were being told before the Brexit vote, how much of it was propaganda and spin? The amount of discussions I’ve had with people about things they’ve read in the paper, were they there? No, they only have a view of another human being to base their reality on and I’d like to think that media was impartial/unbiased but I’m not naïve. There is definitely an agenda.

Now this is a little controversial, I’m not talking about ‘My inner self’ am I? Well, I am, sort of. It’s about not giving my power away and being controlled by fear. I will still shake someone’s hand when I meet them, I will go wherever I want without fear. I won’t be panic buying anything. In a year from now this will be just another blip on the timeline of life.