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.Source Links:The Rise of Authoritarianism: From Parasite Stress Theory to LockstepMultiple Studies Predicted Governments Become Authoritarian in Response to PandemicsPathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism - PMCThe Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality: Infectious Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide | SpringerLinkNew TabMasks Lead To Bacterial Pneumonia, Oral Thrush, Systemic Inflammation & May Be The Cause Of “Long-Haul” COVIDWelcome 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" / XPrevalence and Characteristics Associated With Post–COVID-19 Condition Among Nonhospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA NetworkAssociation 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 NetworkRare link between coronavirus vaccines and Long Covid–like illness starts to gain acceptance | Science | AAASPsychological vs. Psychosocial — What’s the Difference?New Tab(1) Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last - YouTubeedso brain chemicals - Brave SearchNew Tab(100) Fear Is (Literally) the Mind Killer - Pleasure to BurnScreen 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 functionRates of Anxiety, Depression Rising Among Americans, Especially the YoungNew TabChronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: Architectural and Molecular Changes - PMCStress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function - PubMedStress effects on working memory, explicit memory, and implicit memory for neutral and emotional stimuli in healthy men - PubMedChronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: Architectural and Molecular Changes - PMCChronic and Acute Stress Promote Overexploitation in Serial Decision Making - PubMedStress-Induced Functional Alterations in Amygdala: Implications for Neuropsychiatric Diseases - PMCThe effects of stress exposure on prefrontal cortex: Translating basic research into successful treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder - ScienceDirectAmericans Sleeping Less, More StressedEconomy, Election Spur Rising Anxiety Among Americans in 2024The Project Gutenberg eBook of Crystallizing Public Opinion, by Edward L. Bernays.New TabHardwiring Happiness - Rick Hanson, PhDBook Review: Addiction by Design – The Solari LibraryJACKET Pro Faraday CORDURA® Vertical Phone Bag – Magnetic Closure (4.5″ X 8″) | Solari Reportit's 2030 never been happier - Brave Search(6) Ken Klippenstein on X: "Senator Slotkin says of the CIA: "These are good, corn-fed people who just want to help their country." https://t.co/ApFhXE4E3J" / XIMA Archives - The Last American VagabondBitcoin Donations Are Appreciated:www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/bitcoin-donation(3FSozj9gQ1UniHvEiRmkPnXzHSVMc68U9f)The Last American Vagabond Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Last American Vagabond Substack at tlavagabond.substack.com/subscribe