Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Fear Factor...

Assalamu'alaikum...

"Fear is not a factor for me"

This is the line that must be said by the winner of Fear Factor if he/she wins the game show...
Have you ever watched Fear Factor?
It's a game show which plays with our darkest fears such as height, venomous predators, insects, and.......bull's testicles as dessert...

Yummy???

Ewww!!!

Fear drives human...
This isn't a new thing to us...
Everyone knows it...
Some even take advantage of it...

And this doesn't exclude politicians...
I've seen, read, heard many dirty political tactics that play with human emotions especially fear...

September 11 tragedy...
Kepala Lembu tragedy...
The possession of weapon of mass destruction excuse...

and MANY more...

Some so-called intelligent people always use fear for many personal or political purposes...

To stay in power, to steal other nations' natural resources, to cause disharmony among people....
and so on...

These people use media such as TV, internet, and newspaper to spread terror, fear among people...

Fear can lead to hate if it is uncontrolled...

A so-called leader may use fear and hate to unite his followers...
For example, by creating a common enemy that is feared and hated by all his followers,
he/she can strengthen his/her position on top...

Sometimes, simple issues can be used as their weapon...
In some countries, from my point of view, it's the race, religion, culture cards that are always played by some irresponsible people...


This is the perfect ingredient for disharmony...

The funny thing is, "Unity" is used as their front cover...
Talk about the irony...

Mainstream media are always used to spread lies that will eventually lead to fear and hate...

If you tell a lie enough times, eventually it will be believed as the truth...

As a human being, we need to be smarter than this self-proclaimed geniuses...
Always be alert...
Listen to both sides of the stories...
Don't make wild accusations...

Handle all issues like an adult...
or like a human, at least...

Don't be fooled by some fools...

These fools always know how, when, and where to strike...

But...We aren't stupid either...
Let's open our minds...

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