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The Psychology of America - PG:CC with Nick Carmody

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

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Are You Afraid of Self-Reservation?

Fear is a huge part of it, right? People are afraid. And we know that when people are scared, they seek the safety and protection of others - what you call a tribe. The more scared people are, the more they are willing to pay or sacrifice for their tribe's protection. We start to become irrational and almost disproportionately react with o orfear response to the threat. When people feel threatened, they will either defend themselves, ultimately with violence, or they will seek out someone who will defend them. It becomes an ends justifies the meanest type of scemario That basically you can justify almost anything, any type of action if if it falls under the geyes,

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