25th
April
2009
No need to hide inside
One of my favourite literary characters has to be Chicken Little. Take an otherwise minor incident and through hyperbole and imaginative exaggeration, convince yourself and others of impending disaster. It’s a mechanism with a long and hallowed history. Think of the Bible and it’s prophet of doom and gloom. Or borrow from the Greeks, where Cassandra had important things to augure, if only the rest of the community would shut up and listen closely. We, as modern, well-informed individuals have the mainstream media. Think Fox, or CBC (unfair pairing, but I want to keep your attention).
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