How Your Brain’s Survival Instincts Are Hijacked to Fuel Racism and Inequality

Introduction: The Paradox of Progress

We live in an age of unprecedented access to facts - "In an era where information flows freely, societies are paradoxically regressing into Racism, Exclusion, and Intolerance (REI). The diverse and inclusive ideals of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are under siege, replaced by divisive and tribalistic narratives. From the caste-driven politics in India and culture wars in America to Europe's anti-migrant rhetoric, the sidelining of Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence (MEI) is a calculated manipulation of our primal instincts."

The Core Thesis:
Our evolutionary survival tool—pareidolia (seeing patterns in randomness)—is being weaponized to distort reality, amplify fear, and legitimize stupidity (rejecting facts for opinions). Coupled with the Thatcher-Illusion (masking harmful policies with charismatic lies), this creates a feedback loop of division.

FIVE great forces are ruling the world now – Fear, Stupidity, Hatred, Greed PLUS Obsession for Power and Dominance.

This is legitimizing jungle rules in general- that is if you are powerful take whatever you want from whomsoever.

Barce up for the World Not That Great Again – because of the expansionary stupidity of human ego to redefine our world from right next to us to a global scale.

1. The Science of Seeing What Isn't There

Key Mechanisms:

• Pareidolia: A survival trait to detect threats (e.g., faces in shadows). The fusiform gyrus prioritizes social cues, even in noise.
• Apophenia: Linking unrelated events (e.g., "immigrants cause unemployment").
• Motion Pareidolia: Seeing intentional movement in chaos (e.g., "the deep state is plotting").

Real-World Example:

• 9/11 Satanic Smoke: Conspiracy theorists claimed the WTC collapse revealed Satan's face—a divine punishment for America's "sins." This fueled Islamophobic policies like the Patriot Act.
• QAnon's "Storm": Followers see hidden messages (apophenia) in One of most visible president's speeches, imagining a secret war against a "cabal" of elites.

2. Society's Pareidolia: From DEI to REI

Case Study 1: India's Economic Crisis & the "Why Why" Chain
(From User's Example)

1. Why are stock markets falling?
   → FIIs pull out due to overvalued stocks – which were engineered.
   → Root Cause: The government taxes the poor (via GST/fuel taxes) to protect rich donors.
   → Cognitive Link: Propaganda distracts voters with Hindu nationalist narratives (e.g., "one specific community is threat to other majority community"), exploiting pareidolia (seeing "threats" in religious symbols).

Case Study 2: America's Caravan Panic (2018)

• Pareidolia in Action: Warning about of a "migrant caravan" invading the U.S., framing blurry crowd footage as an "organized assault."
• Why Why Chain:
  1. Why fear migrants?
     → "They steal jobs."
     → Root Cause: Corporations lobby for cheap labor, while politicians scapegoat migrants to avoid raising wages.

Case Study 3: Nazi Germany's "Jewish Conspiracy"

• Apophenia Weaponized: Nazis linked unrelated events (economic crashes, disease) to Jewish people, using propaganda posters with distorted faces to trigger pareidolia (seeing "evil" in innocuous details).

3. The Thatcher-Illusion: How Leaders Mask Harm

Metaphor: The Thatcher-effect—where inverted faces hide distortions—mirrors how leaders invert reality.

Example 1: One of the current PM "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" (Self-Reliant India)

• Illusion: Framing demonetization (2016) as a strike against "black money."
• Reality: The poor suffered most, while corporate loans were waived.
• Why Why Chain:
  1. Why demonetize?
     → "To curb corruption."
     → Root Cause: Centralizing digital payments for surveillance capitalism.

Example 2: Brexit's "£350M for the NHS"

• Pareidolia: Voters "saw" a coherent plan in vague slogans.
• Reality: NHS funding fell, and xenophobia surged.

4. Global Parallels: The "Why Why" Chains of Stupidity

Brazil:

1. Why burn the Amazon?
   → Agribusiness profits.
   → Root Cause: Bolsonaro's campaign funded by logging lobbies; distract voters with "cultural Marxism" fearmongering.

USA:

1. Why cut taxes for the rich (2017)?
   → "Trickle-down economics."
   → Root Cause: Corporate donors fund campaigns; distract with abortion/race debates.

Hungary:

1. Why ban gender studies?
   → "Protect traditional values."
   → Root Cause: Orbán consolidates power by scapegoating LGBTQ+ communities.

5. Rewiring Society: From Illusion to Clarity – How to trigger this transformation

Solutions:

1. Critical Thinking Curriculums: We need to start Teaching pareidolia as a cognitive bias in schools (e.g., Finland's anti-fake news programs).
2. Policy Transparency Laws: This is one the almost impossible thing to do -"Why Why" audits for tracing who funds tax cuts OR loan-waivers to large corporates and then gives loans to these defaulters again.
3. Media Literacy Campaigns: Creating Use viral pareidolia examples (e.g., "Harambe Cheetos") to show how easily we get fooled.
4. Art as Resistance: Support artists like Banksy, who subvert pareidolia (e.g., murals revealing hidden faces of refugees).

Success Story:

• South Korea's COVID Response: Prioritized data over fear, using transparent "Why Why" chains to trace outbreaks, avoiding blame games.

Conclusion: Choose Reality Over Mirage

Our brains is evolved to see patterns, but in the 21st century – in the age of Fake-news, Propaganda and Right-wingers taking over the Mainstream Media , this gift is a liability. The path back to DEI and MEI requires:

• Rejecting pareidolic politics
• Demanding Why Why accountability from leaders.
• Celebrating science, art, and merit as antidotes to stupidity.

Final Call to Action:
Next time you sees a face in the clouds, ask: Is this a miracle—or is my brain filling gaps? Apply the same skepticism to politicians peddling fear.

Introduction: The Illusion of Control

We are drowning in information yet starved of truth. From India's caste violence to America's book bans and Brazil's rainforest plunder, humanity is trading facts for tribal fantasies. This blog isn't just about why it's happening—it's about how to stop it.

The Battle:
Our brains' survival tool, pareidolia (seeing patterns in chaos), is being hijacked to normalize hatred. But we can reclaim it.

A sample example to use Why Why technique not restricted to only 5 Why – use it as many times as you want to get to the root cause and ultimate conclusion – taken FROM social media

Why are stock markets falling:

Because FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) are pulling out.

Why are FIIs pulling out:

Because they find India unattractive for investment.

Why do they find India unattractive:

Because Indian stocks are overvalued and underperforming .

Why are Indian stocks underperforming:

Because there is weak consumer demand in the market.

Why is consumer demand weak:

Because ordinary people don't have enough money to spend .

Why don't ordinary people have enough money:

Because wages aren't rising, inflation is high, and indirect taxes (GST, fuel taxes) are eating into their incomes.

Why is the government relying on high indirect taxes (GST, excise duty on Petrol and Diesel):

Because they need more revenue but don't want to tax the rich .

Why doesn't the government want to tax the rich:

Because the rich are funding the ruling regime?

Why are the rich funding the ruling regime:

Because they receive favorable policies, lower taxes, and regulatory benefits in return.

Why does the government prioritize the rich over ordinary citizens:

Because political survival depends on corporate donations, media control, and election spending .

Why does election spending matter so much:

Because modern elections rely on massive propaganda, advertising, and social media influence .

Why is propaganda needed:

Because without it, people might focus on real economic issues like unemployment, inflation, and inequality instead of emotional or ideological narratives.

1. Case Study: India's Demonetization Debacle

The Illusion:
In 2016, One of the current PM framed demonetizations as a "surgical strike" on black money. Ads showed smiling farmers, implying cashless utopia.

The Reality:

• Numerous deaths from cash shortages – including thousands of farmers committing suicides.
• 99.3% of banned notes returned—no black money destroyed – in fact the large corporates were able to turn their black-money into legitimate funds which were then siphoned off to tax heavens.
• Why Why Root Cause: Why demonetize? → "To curb corruption." → Root Cause: Centralizing digital payments for surveillance capitalism.

Call to Action:

• Demand Transparency: Use India's RTI Act to trace corporate lobbying behind policies.
• Example: "File an RTI request: Who lobbied for GST on handicrafts but exempted luxury cars? OR why health insurances has GST @18% and why Educational products attract 18% GST in some cases WHEREAS propaganda movies go taxfree '"

2. Case Study: Bolsonaro's Amazon Arson

The Illusion:
"The Amazon is Brazil's kitchen—we'll develop it!" (Bolsonaro, 2019).

The Reality:

• +34% deforestation under Bolsonaro.
• Why Why Root Cause: Cattle lobbies funded his campaign; fires cleared land for beef exports.

Call to Action:

• Boycott Complicity: Scan barcodes with apps like Buycott to avoid Amazon-linked beef.
• Script: "Ask your supermarket: 'Is your beef sourced from JBS or Marfrig?'"

3. Case Study: Hungary's LGBTQ+ "Threat"

The Apophenia:
PM Orbán claims LGBTQ+ activists "recruit children," linking pride parades to falling birth rates.

The Reality:

• 0 evidence of recruitment.
• Why Why Root Cause: Distract from Orbán's oligarch ties (e.g., EU funds diverted to cronies).

• 5.Case Study 4: France's Yellow Vest Movement (2018-2019)

• Pareidolia in Action: Protesters saw the government's fuel tax hike as an attack on the working class, linking it to broader economic injustices.
  1. Why protest fuel taxes? → "They disproportionately affect the working class." → Root Cause: Economic policies favoring the wealthy, while austerity measures burden the poor.

Call to Action: Global "Why Why" Chains: From Fury to Action

"Next time you see a face in the clouds, question: Is this a miracle—or is my brain playing tricks on me? Apply the same skepticism to political fearmongering.

Demand transparency, challenge the narratives, and celebrate science, art, and merit as antidotes to ignorance. Together, we can reclaim society from the mirage of misinformation."

Conclusion: Rewire Your Brain, Reclaim Society

Tools:

1. Go Beyond 5 WHYs: Keep asking "why" until you hit corporate-political corruption.

• Example in US : "Why is rent soaring?" → "BlackRock buys homes" → "Why?" → "2020 Fed money-printing" → "Why?" → "Banks lobbied for bailouts."

1. Pareidolia Buster: Use AI like HuggingFace's Image Analyzer to debunk "divine faces" in toast/smoke.

• 3.Use free tools like AnswerThePublic or Ubersuggest to refine keywords based on trending searches in your niche!

Viral Success of a Few Initiatives:

• India: Farmers used Instagram reels to expose One of the current PM's pro-corporate farm laws, forcing repeal.
• USA: TikTok teens reserved tickets to One of most visible president's Tulsa rally—then no-showed, exposing hollow support.

Your 24-Hour Challenge:

1. Spot the Mirage: Next viral "crisis" image? Reverse-search it.
2. Ask 5 Whys: Trace any policy to its corporate donor.
3. Create Clarity: Make a meme merging pareidolia (e.g., One of most visible president's face in a Big Mac) with donor data.

Visual Appendix:

• Infographic: "Follow the Money: Modi ↔ Adani | Trump ↔ Koch | Bolsonaro ↔ JBS."
• Meme Template: A corporate logo morphing into a politician's face (e.g., Amazon's arrow → One of the current PM smirk).

Shareable Slogans:

• "Don't see faces—follow funds."
• "Pareidolia is art. Propaganda is war."