Fear is a Control Mechanism

[Unschooling]

‘Gift of Fear’ author Gavin de Becker discusses how rare ‘freedom of the individual’ is and says governments use ‘fear’ to ‘control’

Fear is a control mechanism: Gavin de Becker

Fear

Schooling survives on fear. Fear that you wont make it in the real world if you don’t get good grades in the fake world of schooling. Schools instill a deep fear of failure by punishing failure and rewarding obedience when failures are what lead to success. “Fear of death has replaced love of life.” ~ Daniel Alexander “Society is splitting in two. People who are driven by fear who want to be ruled over, and people who are driven by love and want to be free.” “At the root of most fear is …