“Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion,

and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable,

that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.” ~ John Adams

Looks like this founding father overestimated us, eh?
Maybe we can do something about that … today!

By the way, for those of you who think this picture is a call to “bravery” in the form of aggression,

I remind you of one simple psychological Truth: anger is nothing more than crystallized fear.

“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.” ~ Frank Herbert (from Dune)

Filed under: Outing the Oligarchy by Scaughdt