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One day as a group of Hikers made their way through the woods, their guide stopped in his tracks.\u00a0 He had spotted a large bear about a hundred yards up the trail.<\/strong><\/p>\n He cautiously turned around with his finger on his lips and told everyone to stop moving and making noise.\u00a0 \u201cShhh\u201d, he whispered, \u201cThere\u2019s a large grizzly bear up on the trail ahead.\u00a0 If we all remain calm and quiet he\u2019ll go on about his business and leave us alone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Suddenly, one of the hikers began screaming.\u00a0 \u201cOh my God, we\u2019re all gonna DIE!\u201d And she started running.\u00a0 Immediately, half of the other hikers dropped their packs and joined her.<\/strong><\/p>\n The leader looked back up the trail.\u00a0 The bear had heard the hysterical woman and was already moving toward them.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWell, that\u2019s great.\u201d He said, \u201cNow we all have to run, we have no choice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is the meaning of the Parable:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bear represents the Coronavirus Panic.<\/strong><\/p>\n The screaming woman represents the News Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n The hikers who started running represent those who blindly follow the News Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n The guide and those who tried to remain quiet represent those who would stay calm in a crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The News Media is 100% responsible for the Coronavirus Panic and the subsequent destruction of our economy; they should be held accountable for not keeping things in context and perspective.\u00a0 They are guilty of yelling “Fire!” in a crowded building when there’s only the faintest hint of smoke.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Parable of the Hikers and the Bear One day as a group of Hikers made their way through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"\nIt\u2019s a very sad thing when people watch the News and think they\u2019re being informed when in reality, they\u2019re only being manipulated. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n