ZhiZhu · @ZhiZhu
1733 followers · 13705 posts · Server newsie.social
"Even when the full-scale invasion began... amorphous #fear of Russian reaction again convinced Americans & Europeans to hold back on long-range weapons to Ukraine, because we #feared what could happen if they were used to hit Russian targets. But then the Ukrainians used their own weapons to hit Russian targets, first in the border region, then in Moscow, Pskov, & other cities.
Nuclear war did not break out then either."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/elon-musk-let-russia-scare-him/675282/
#fear #feared #russia #ukraine #war #RussiaUkraineWar #News
ZhiZhu · @ZhiZhu
1732 followers · 13700 posts · Server newsie.social
Musk's cowardice blocked Ukrainian #Drones then...
"Here is the part you might not have heard...
The same team launched a similar attack again a few weeks later... They put one Russian frigate, the Admiral Makarov, out of commission. They believe that they damaged at least one submarine, and, the engineers say, at least two other boats as well.
And then? Nuclear war did not follow."
~@anneapplebaum
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/elon-musk-let-russia-scare-him/675282/
#ElonMusk #Putin #Fear
#Russia #Ukraine
#RussiaUkraineWar #News
#drones #elonmusk #putin #fear #russia #ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #News
Gregory B Sadler · @GregSadler
823 followers · 1472 posts · Server metalhead.clubIn the Poetics, Aristotle considers the emotions of fear and pity so central to tragedy that he notes them in the very definition of that genre of mimesis. Here's a core concept video examining what else he says.
https://youtu.be/3d1GINhcZ18
#Video #Aristotle #Pity #Fear #Tragedy #Mimesis #Catharsis #Emotion
#emotion #catharsis #mimesis #tragedy #fear #pity #aristotle #video
Prism & Pen · @prismnpen
288 followers · 954 posts · Server stranger.socialIsn’t it weird how the silliest, most inconsequential things can trigger an emotional response?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/i-wish-i-formally-came-out-to-my-grandparents-8e8f3c52820e?sk=368bebb2bae234438c7220a5c20f43f4
#lgbtq #comingout #family #grandparents #love #fear
nemo™ 🇺🇦 · @nemo
870 followers · 22165 posts · Server mas.to
Greg W. · @GW
1061 followers · 2402 posts · Server newsie.social
Safe and Secure? Or Stressed and Scared?
Frightening news used to be confined abroad.
Now it’s homemade –within our borders. If it’s not fires, its fentanyl; if it’s not floods, it’s scamming seniors’ savings; if it’s not fights about books, it’s new laws over gender identity; if it’s not the roar of trucks up Highway 17, it’s the price of bread.
Shootings and economizing on food had belonged in distant places; now, they are around the corner
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/07/safe-and-secure-or-stressed-and-scared/
John Henry · @johnhenryus
11 followers · 243 posts · Server me.dm
Another day, another bunch of children and adults brutally murdered by handguns. The conspicuous absence of any ethics or conscience in this country related to #guncontrol cannot continue. #capitalism #ethics #fear #government #guncontrol #gunculture #guns #power #propaganda
https://johnhenry.us/blog/2023/05/08/conspicuous-absence-my-thoughts-on-the-gun-debate/
#guncontrol #capitalism #ethics #fear #government #gunculture #guns #power #propaganda
Nonilex · @Nonilex
905 followers · 3241 posts · Server masto.aiThe mixed #verdict was delivered after a #jury deadlocked on all 3 charges in Nov, resulting in a mistrial.
The retrial this spring lasted more than a month before #Masterson was found #guilty of 2 counts of #rape by #force or #fear.
…two of the women had accused the Church of #Scientology, to which they also belonged, of discouraging them from reporting the rapes to the authorities. The church denied that it pressured the victims.
#verdict #jury #masterson #guilty #rape #force #fear #scientology #believesurvivors
Robert Roy Britt · @robertroybritt
557 followers · 466 posts · Server me.dm
A psychiatrist and neuroscientist and author of the book “Afraid” explains how #fear works in the #brain and the body and what too much #anxiety does to the body. It’s a really detailed yet readable deep dive into a topic that’s usually dismissed briefly as the “fight or flight” response. Insights like:
"As digestion is the last priority during a fight-or-flight situation, sympathetic activation slows down your gut and reduces blood flow to your stomach."
https://medium.com/wise-well/if-anxiety-is-in-my-brain-why-is-my-heart-pounding-71ca4c3b39c4
WIST Quotations · @WISTquote
79 followers · 1216 posts · Server zirk.usA quotation from Virgil:
«
Blessed is he who has succeeded in learning the laws of nature’s working, has cast beneath his feet all fear and fate’s implacable decree, and the howl of insatiable Death.
[Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas,
atque metus omnis et inexorabile fatum
subiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis avari.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/virgil/62995/
#quote #quotes #quotation #calm #fear #knowledge #mortality #nature #understanding
#quote #quotes #quotation #calm #fear #knowledge #mortality #nature #understanding
Erick the Stoic · @ericklind
7 followers · 49 posts · Server mas.to
Good decisions come from wisdom.
Wisdom comes from experience.
Experience comes from making bad decisions.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AGhMy
#fear #cicero #choices #marcusaurelius
Hanson Oak :verified: · @HansonOak
233 followers · 108 posts · Server writing.exchange
There are creatures that thrive on #positivity and others that #fear on misery.
In this short (3 min) episode, I'll tell you about the rapture and #horror of two tiny parasites that do just that.
#humpday #horrorhub #nature #science #animals #horrorfam #audiodrama #photography #horrorart #kindness #England #Wales #history #read #bookish #Goals #introducton #x
#x #introducton #goals #Bookish #read #history #wales #england #kindness #horrorart #photography #audiodrama #HorrorFam #animals #science #nature #horrorhub #humpday #horror #fear #positivity
John Refior · @jrefior
355 followers · 2729 posts · Server hachyderm.io@mekkaokereke
I'm glad you mentioned good gut instincts. I've read/heard many horror stories where a woman, upon learning that a man they had spent time with turned out to be a killer/rapist/sociopath/other horrible thing, expressed shock and said they had no idea.
To be safe, it's important for everyone to listen to their gut. If you've got a bad feeling about a social situation, there's probably a reason for it. The subconscious is smart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_Fear
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#fear #subconscious
JonasR · @JonasR
109 followers · 974 posts · Server muenchen.social
Prof. Robert Reich ( @rbreich )
The terrifying road ahead
What we all must try to do if American democracy is to survive
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-terrifying-road-ahead
#Democracy #USA #US #Trump #GOP #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Dictator
#Tyranny #Bigotry #Hate #Fear
#democracy #usa #us #trump #gop #authoritarianism #fascism #dictator #tyranny #bigotry #hate #fear
Timothy R. Butler · @trbutler
31 followers · 259 posts · Server mastodon.faithtree.socialPlease join me to consider more of #Psalm 5 tonight... and how it helps with those things that keep us awake or eat at us as we wake... #worry #uncertainty #spiritualdisciplines #prayer #comfort #mercy #fear https://mastodon.faithtree.social/@littlehillschurch/111009591344430919
#psalm #worry #uncertainty #spiritualdisciplines #prayer #comfort #mercy #fear
Stoicminds Channel · @stoicminds_channel
2 followers · 57 posts · Server me.dmStoicism: The Meaning of FEAR #Stoicism #Fear #Courage
https://youtu.be/Wk38cskgPKQ
nosat · @nosat
319 followers · 7925 posts · Server liberdon.com
Singapore's Population is being hit hard by the slow acting lethal injections that most people were duped into taking due to a massive #fear campaign over the #flu
#covid #vaccine #vax #shot #jab #depopulation #birth #death #publichealth #Singapore #population #data #statistics #politics #demographics #crime #life
#fear #flu #covid #vaccine #vax #shot #jab #depopulation #birth #death #publichealth #singapore #population #data #statistics #politics #demographics #crime #life
ConstantOrbit · @constantorbit
985 followers · 2487 posts · Server hachyderm.ioI guess I'm realizing how much of a creature of habit I am and how much change--even if it might in the long run be for the better--just throws me for a loop.
I keep repeating to myself these incredibly helpful wise words from a dear friend:
"Don't let fear get in the way. Turn it into curiosity. "
Poetry News · @haikubot
949 followers · 10346 posts · Server mastodon.cloudFear
Chills run through us;
Heartbeats speed up and minds race
Amidst the terror
#UNCshooting #Lockdown #Fear
#uncshooting #lockdown #fear #cinquain #poetry
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/media/unc-newspaper-front-page-shooting/index.html
#uncshooting #lockdown #fear #cinquain #poetry
Steve Goodier · @stevegoodier
8 followers · 49 posts · Server mindly.social
Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
G.K. Chesterton
#quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #life #quotestoliveby #hope #fear #courage #strength #dragon #fairytales
(I appreciate the boost.)
#quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #life #quotestoliveby #hope #fear #courage #strength #dragon #fairytales