The perpetuation of fear in the social structure

We are constantly led to believe that we need electric fences, electronic gates, closed-circuit television, firearms, and private security to feel safe. But shouldn't this be the responsibility of the State according to our constitution? Yes, it should, but it is in the State's inaction that the fear industry takes hold, generating hundreds of millions of reais every year, and the main social problems in our country remain unresolved and are even further aggravated.

This industry is extremely cunning, as it infiltrates society at all levels of power, electing public officials to defend its interests and ensuring ignorance and fear in the population through militias, government officials, and parliamentarians. The militias are formed by police officers, former police officers, and public officials who work by providing the infamous security and basic services in places where the state intentionally fails to act, creating a situation of social chaos. The militias themselves elect representatives to the executive and legislative branches in order to guarantee the state's inaction, creating a status quo for their free operation. Therefore, we see that the state's inaction is at the service of this mafia in most cases.

The role of the State is to elect those who do the dirty work of maintaining fear in the population; in turn, those elected are basically the Black, poor, and marginalized people who are purposefully neglected by the State, and precisely because they live on the fringes of society and have no prospects, they adopt a life of crime as the only alternative to improve their living conditions. These are the best employees of the fear industry, as they have no salary or labor rights, and then the State again intervenes in maintaining this status quo, as it never invests in the reintegration of these criminals and leaves them to the mercy of their own fate, which is almost always death. Thus, society is then instructed to believe that these are the main enemies of its security and gives carte blanche to this vicious cycle by electing representatives who will guarantee the maintenance of this cycle and never interrupt it. A very clear example is the current president of the republic, who today is the main representative of this fear industry in the country, as he incites the right of the population to arm themselves and provide their "own security," openly supports the militias and has proven relations with them, says that a good criminal is a dead criminal, among other aberrations that only further strengthen fear in the population and only increase support for these catastrophic thoughts.

A population equipped with knowledge and aware of its importance in building a more just society can play a significant role in breaking this status quo, demanding more effective public security policies from the State and never electing representatives whose platforms support this industry. It is necessary that we have political representatives who advocate attacking the evil at its root, creating policies focused on education and raising awareness in society, creating opportunities, and, above all, promoting social justice that serves the entire population.

How many more will have to die before we stop the fear industry?