The market for private police and private jails is booming, while all of us -- some more, some less -- are turning into guards and prisoners: guards keeping an eye on whoever's nearby and prisoners of fear.

Eduardo Galeano in Upside Down by Eduardo Galeano

 

To Practice This Thought:
Assess the degree of your fear. How guarded are you?

 

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