The Cult of Security as a Totalitarian Threat
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21146/2414-3715-2021-7-2-104-109Keywords:
danger, security, cult of security, totalitarianism, freedom, risk, absurdity, control, pseudo-threat, solidarityAbstract
The author’s idea is to stress the contradictory nature of the security phenomenon and to emphasize that excessive security — desired, required, or achieved — turns into its own destructive opposite and becomes a totalitarian threat. Real security that is essential for a meaningful life is achieved through a closely reasoned self-confidence and trust-based relationships with just a few others. Alienation by an individual of a self-defense resource in favor of third parties and structures leads to a totalitarian cult of security that turns it into a farce.