Fuzzy is being brilliant...

again.

Normalcy Bias: Why the Sleeping Giant is Hitting the Snooze Button.

Glenn Beck said something on Fox & Friends this morning that I thought was pretty insightful; many Americans are in a state of shock at all that is happening and are simply, perhaps understandably, focusing on things within their control . . . while the entire country, even the world, to quote Beck, "is on fire."  It's called "normalcy bias" and "is also known as the ostrich effect. It is also sometimes known as the incredulity response and analysis paralysis" (source).  While most often bandied about by End Times proselytizers, survivalists, and AGW proponents (and thus easily dismissed, ironically, this type of denial is a symptom of normalcy bias), it is taken seriously by agencies responsible for emergency response, disaster preparedness, and public safety.  read the rest