The thing i hate about the state of politics so far in the 21st century is the extreme amount of paranoia. From the right, we have the fear of terrorism which caused two wars. and then recently we have the enormous fear of economic collapse. the right chooses to watch news that reinforces these fears, rather than allowing them to live their own lives in ignorance.
The left is paranoid about different things. They choose to be paranoid of their own government. instead of wanting to live in ignorance of the true reality, they create their own reality which is even more paranoid. they revert to a third world citizen who is unsure if the government is working in their best interests. as if capitalism could work for peoples best interests!!!!! the lefts cure is left wing parties winnning election or a revolution. but most are too afraid to do anything because they believe that we live in a security state: a further testament to how paranoid they are.
Paranoia is the perfect approach to fostering peoples political ideology. when the right is paranoid about losing their job, they will rally behind a leader who can save the economy. when the left is paranoid about their president, they will rally against him. both are constructing political ideology.
Is it possible to construct an ideology that is not indebted to paranoia? Or is fear the reason that people turn to their government? Maybe Hobbes is right and without our government wee would be even more scared.
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It is obvious to say, as I will, that governments create fear to instill a paranoia into the citizens that fall within the boarders of a country to push an agenda. It is also possible that citizens of a country will try to instill fear into folks to make people paranoid of the agendas of their government. One could argue that using false fear tactics to control and manipulate people to adhere to an agenda of the state is down right wrong and even evil. Is that fear-mongering in the best interest of the populace? I would say no. Creating negative stress in people for personal gain is not a good thing, no matter who does it. Same goes for those trying to start a revolution. However, if the fear is real, the paranoia is justified, and there is a real potential threat to personal sovereignty I feel that any action acted out against the oppression would be sincere to what would be morally correct, from my own cultural perspective. In this latter case, the ideology is more of a instinctive survival way of thinking, instead of the intent of harming ones psychology to push an agenda that may harm the sovereignty of those who are the body of the state. I think if one were to disband from a country and a set of laws and law system, one may be able to live in a fear-free reality, because there would be no authority figure to adhere to. Although, new fears and paranoia would arise for different reasons. Reasons like, what if someone came to rob me, would I be able to fend people off, what if I can't grow enough food to keep myself alive? But, then again it would be highly unlikely that one who disbands from a a government would be alone. A community would be able to work together, and in this case, a life free from ideological fueled fear may be achievable, but who knows for certain. There are an infinite amount of situations that could happen in a scenario as such and many factors that could lead to the creation of fear-fueled ideologies that are filled with paranoia due to basic human nature. Tough question. Besides, there is always something to fear isn't there?
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