Fear is an arrow to the mind's eye and destroys the capacities for perception, objectivity, discernment...and in many cases, simple common sense.
I consider everyone to be brothers and sisters to some degree, but those who desire truth more than life itself are much nearer and dearer kin. Their love for truth and their consequent nobility transcends race, nation and creed. By this we are bound and known to each other.
All is exactly as it should be.