IMA: Why (and How) We Must Overcome the Fear Paradigm to Free Our Hearts & Minds

Today the Independent Media Alliance (IMA) brings you a panel focusing on the effects of propaganda/conditioning in the context of stress and emotional reactivity, how this drives continued submission, and how it has been historically utilized by power structures to keep you, as an individual, but also society as a whole, stuck in a perpetual state of fight or flight. This not only causes one to act reactively and emotionally but also suspends your body's most important functions while in this state -- such as the immune system. We discuss the current 24/7 news cycle and how this plays a major role in maintaining a state in which emotion often circumvents logic. We also discuss why it is so important that each of us work consciously to act, feel, and think deliberately, as opposed to allowing the momentum (political or otherwise) to guide our direction. Most importantly, we discuss ways to steel yourself against such manipulations, as well as practices that can help guide you back to daylight if you find yourself lost in a never-ending cycle of sadness, paranoia, and fear. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2q643"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");   Rumble("play", {"video":"v6urknw","div":"rumble_v6urknw"}); Source Links: The Rise of Authoritarianism: From Parasite Stress Theory to Lockstep Multiple Studies Predicted Governments Become Authoritarian in Response to Pandemics Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism - PMC The Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality: Infectious Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide | SpringerLink New Tab New Tab Masks Lead To Bacterial Pneumonia, Oral Thrush, Systemic Inflammation & May Be The Cause Of “Long-Haul” COVID Welcome to 2030: I Own Land, Live Among Like Minded People, and Life Has Never Been Better (24) The Last American Vagabond on X: "Another peer reviewed study just found that "Long COVID" is largely psychosomatic, not real. The newest study finds that Long COVID is "associated with factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection, including psychosocial factors". #QuestionEverything #LongCOVID https://t.co/NQGfMg8x53 https://t.co/t8g3HrlTQN" / X Prevalence and Characteristics Associated With Post–COVID-19 Condition Among Nonhospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network Rare link between coronavirus vaccines and Long Covid–like illness starts to gain acceptance | Science | AAAS Psychological vs. Psychosocial — What’s the Difference? New Tab (1) Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last - YouTube edso brain chemicals - Brave Search New Tab (100) Fear Is (Literally) the Mind Killer - Pleasure to Burn Screen Shot 2025-07-31 at 1.56.16 PM.png (1398×1202) More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they’re so stressed they can’t function Rates of Anxiety, Depression Rising Among Americans, Especially the Young New Tab Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: Architectural and Molecular Changes - PMC Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function - PubMed Stress effects on working memory, explicit memory, and implicit memory for neutral and emotional stimuli in healthy men - PubMed Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefronta...