PJ @pj@qoto.org

If there is one lesson to be learned from this election it is the fact that campaigns run on #fear are much more efficient than those run on #joy. When people are miserable they don't want to see other (hopeful) people having a good time.

Also, if you start your campaign with "mind your own business" don't finish it with ads advising me to "cheat" on my husband in the voting boot.

“#Freedom is normally seen as a privilege and not a reason to be afraid. But many people did fear freedom, Ms. Müller commented on the developments in Eastern Europe. The initial euphoria of finally being set free had soon worn off and evaporated, replaced in many places by fear. #Fear, she said, “is as complicated as freedom.” Adding momentum, organized fear is at the heart of all authoritarian regimes, which try to literally raise people to be afraid.”

https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/news/how-authoritarian-regimes-create-climate-fear

I just hope that after a century people have smartened up and the instantaneous and global news cycle on social media can make a difference in how we react to the completely natural #fear of change:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/george-orwell-s-1940-review-of-mein-kampf