Scarecrow, n. - that which exists solely to evoke fear. There are so many scarecrows: global - the end of the world as we know it. societal - the end of the tribe as we know it. individual - scarecrows of the soul. Scarecrows lead us into the worst versions of ourselves: The one who's stressed, and mean because of it. The one who imagines conspiracy around every corner. The one who sees threat in every change & in every difference. The one who wants an orderly world of people just like themselves - familiar, cozy, and lacking surprises. Scarecrows even march us off to war, and war should be the scariest state imaginable -- death doled out on a random basis. War should be the scariest, but terrible certainties spur less fear than any old uncertainty.
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