[biomcgary]

Safetyism is the standard civic religion since 9/11 and I doubt it will go quietly into the night. Much like the bishops and the king had a symbiotic relationship to maintain control and limit change (e.g., King James of KJV Bible fame), the government and corporations have a similarly tense, but aligned relationship. Boogeymen from the left or the right can always be conjured to provide the fear necessary to control

Would millions have died if the old religion gave way to the new one without a fight? The problem for the Vatican was that their rhetoric wasn't at top form after mentally stagnating for a few centuries since arguing with Roman pagans, so war was the only possibility to win.

(Don't forget Luther's post hoc justification of killing 100k+ peasants, but he won because he had better rhetorical skills AND the backing of aristocrats and armies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Murderous,_Thievin... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Peasants%27_War)

[EchoReflection]

"The Coddling of the American Mind" by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff is a very good (and troubling) book that talks a lot about "safetyism". I can't recommend it enough.

https://jonathanhaidt.com/

https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-coddling...

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Coddling-of-the-American-Mind...

[astrange]

It's strange that people think Stability is making decisions based on American politics when it isn't an American company and other countries generally have stricter laws in this area.

[kurthr]

"Think of the Children" has been the norm since long before it was re-popularized in the 80s for song lyrics, in the 90s encryption, and now everything else.

I almost think it's the eras between that are more notable.