Not many people know what Normalcy Bias is or even that almost all of us are guilty of it. Normalcy Bias is a mental state that many people enter when facing a disaster or crisis. This is what happens when people underestimate the possibility of a disaster occurring and the possible effects. Lets explore this a little bit. We strive to keep things normal. "It would never happen here, to us". We tell ourselves this to keep from dealing with possibilities we are not comfortable with.
There have been numerous examples of this just within the last decade.
September 11th - A terrorist attack on U.S. soil? That would never happen here.
Hurricane Katrina - The levees would never fail, not here.
The current financial crisis - Our Government would never let that happen, not here.
No one believed any of these things could actually happen. So when they did, many were caught off guard and unaware. While there may have been a plan in place, how many went along with the plan right away? Stress adds to this problem. During a major event, many people are often dumbfounded and adding stress to the situation, it takes even longer to come up with a solution. Just look at how many people die each year from storms simply because they do not heed the warnings to evacuate. "It can't possibly be bad enough for me to have to leave my home, right?" Then something happens that no one thought was possible (like a levee failure) and you have thousands that should have been spared, if they only thought of the possibilities.
We all need to take more care full consideration of our own surroundings. If your home has a few tall trees around it and there is a big storm, you HAVE to be prepared for a tree to fall and land on your home. We don't want to think about that actually happening but we have to be aware that it COULD happen and have a plan in place should it happen. Most of us have band-aids in our house. Why? In case we get a cut, right? Why do we not plan for other things in the same way? We could spend all day, every day, thinking about what could happen to us in any given situation but we should have something in place to help us make better decisions in the event something happening.
Its not feasible for every family to build a bomb shelter but it is to have a store of food and water readily available. For what? For anything! I live here in Washington State and we are very prone to earthquakes. How many families are prepared for one? Not many. Why? Normalcy Bias. It couldn't happen here, not to us. We have been warned many many times and yet few of us are ready for the aftermath. I don't want to stand in line at the local grocery store with a panicky mob that is grabbing anything they can simply because they turned a blind eye to the warnings. Having some food and water stashed away for such an event will greatly lower the stress level for you and your family during any disaster or crisis.
As Americans, we have to open our minds to the possibilities of the world around us. We are not "Supermen". Look at what is happening in other parts of the world right now. These things CAN happen here. Look at how many governments are failing and going bankrupt. Are we ready for that? Of course not, because it could never happen here, not to us. We all need to wake up, just a little bit, and realize we are not invulnerable to the problems the rest of the world is having.
Showing posts with label September 11th. Show all posts
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Nazis, John Wayne and September 11th
I'm Going to start this one off with a quote:
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
HERMANN GORING - Nuremberg Trials
It all sounds to easy. But this has been going on for so long, they have it down to a science. Of course the thing that should be on every ones mind's is September 11th. The Germans had the Reichstag fire to rally the people and give Hitler "dictatorial powers". We don't need to get into World War II right now, but keep that in mind. So, what is the connection between the two? What happened with our country right after September 11th? Our President came out on the T.V. and talked like John Wayne, to rally the people to go to war. Sound Familiar?
I remember how good it felt that we were going after the "terrorists" that did this to us. But looking back, there are way too many questions that remain unanswered and most likely never will be. We were all so in shock by what we were seeing on T.V. that day we never stopped to ask why did those steel buildings fell so fast? Why did building 7 fall? How did we know who was responsible the very next day? Everything happened so fast.
Not many people have heard of this, Project for the New American Century. It was a think tank based in Washington D.C. , of which, Vice President Dick Cheney was a part of. In this document, they called for many changes and rules for the future of the country. And, in their own words, "Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event––like a new Pearl Harbor". These words came from their report Rebuilding America's Defenses that was published in September 2000. I believe, the reason everything happened to fast, is they had a plan, they knew exactly what they were going to do and how they would do it.
I know a lot of people, if they are even still reading this, can turn a blind eye to anything that openly questions the government. I used to think people that asked too many questions of any thing were just looking for an excuse to call someone a liar. It took a long time before I realized that asking questions and talking about things are what clears the air. Many people are not there yet, they have not reached that point when they will realize that not everything is out in the open. For every 1 thing we are told, there are hundreds that we are not told. Before, I never really thought about it, so it didn't bother me. Now it does.
All I'm saying is that, we are not being told everything. History is repeating itself. We need to be asking more questions. I'm sure I will come back to this subject again and I have to start somewhere. Every time there is a major news story, just ask yourself who might be profiting from this? Or who stands to gain the most from this situation? I've grown to be very skeptical of the news and you should be too. Look at the success rate for anything the government has been involved in, that should be more then enough to get people to question things more and more. What are some things you are starting to question?
MikeTheTripp
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
HERMANN GORING - Nuremberg Trials
It all sounds to easy. But this has been going on for so long, they have it down to a science. Of course the thing that should be on every ones mind's is September 11th. The Germans had the Reichstag fire to rally the people and give Hitler "dictatorial powers". We don't need to get into World War II right now, but keep that in mind. So, what is the connection between the two? What happened with our country right after September 11th? Our President came out on the T.V. and talked like John Wayne, to rally the people to go to war. Sound Familiar?
I remember how good it felt that we were going after the "terrorists" that did this to us. But looking back, there are way too many questions that remain unanswered and most likely never will be. We were all so in shock by what we were seeing on T.V. that day we never stopped to ask why did those steel buildings fell so fast? Why did building 7 fall? How did we know who was responsible the very next day? Everything happened so fast.
Not many people have heard of this, Project for the New American Century. It was a think tank based in Washington D.C. , of which, Vice President Dick Cheney was a part of. In this document, they called for many changes and rules for the future of the country. And, in their own words, "Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event––like a new Pearl Harbor". These words came from their report Rebuilding America's Defenses that was published in September 2000. I believe, the reason everything happened to fast, is they had a plan, they knew exactly what they were going to do and how they would do it.
I know a lot of people, if they are even still reading this, can turn a blind eye to anything that openly questions the government. I used to think people that asked too many questions of any thing were just looking for an excuse to call someone a liar. It took a long time before I realized that asking questions and talking about things are what clears the air. Many people are not there yet, they have not reached that point when they will realize that not everything is out in the open. For every 1 thing we are told, there are hundreds that we are not told. Before, I never really thought about it, so it didn't bother me. Now it does.
All I'm saying is that, we are not being told everything. History is repeating itself. We need to be asking more questions. I'm sure I will come back to this subject again and I have to start somewhere. Every time there is a major news story, just ask yourself who might be profiting from this? Or who stands to gain the most from this situation? I've grown to be very skeptical of the news and you should be too. Look at the success rate for anything the government has been involved in, that should be more then enough to get people to question things more and more. What are some things you are starting to question?
MikeTheTripp
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