But first of all, a little background on its creation. It was invented by the British ministry of propaganda back at the beginning of the Second World War, when the U.K. was facing the possibility of mass aerial bombings from the Germans, with the purpose of "increasing morale", otherwise known as brain washing.
So, you're an English person walking your pudel around in your neighborhood when a Stuka dive bomber comes in and drops a 250 kg bringer of death and destruction right on top of its fluffy little head. What does the government suggests you to do? Well, why don't you go right ahead and brew yourself a small cup of tea.
It is a symbol of the British mentality and highly representative of the calm attitude that they're known for, even when faced with unforeseen danger. At the same time, it suggests a rather dangerous approach of drawing a veil over your own eyes and ignoring reality, just so the machine can keep on functioning with all of its gears running. While this is necessary for the collective good during harsh times, it can be quite detrimental to the individual.
We are human and as humans we should allow ourselves to have natural reactions to surrounding stimuli. A bomb blows up your house? You probably want to scream and go kick some ass, you don't want to "carry on". You're not satisfied with your job conditions or your co-workers are annoying? Find a way to get rid of your resentment or it will find a way for you, but don't just turn your head in the other direction.
Frustration and anger are like steam being accumulated inside a closed system. The pressure keeps growing higher and higher until a release point is eventually broken through - the path of least resistance, or the weak link. If you do not install a release valve and open it at appropriate times, one will be created by force with usually explosive results.
Keep calm and carry on? Nah, I've got a better idea. Get mad and fuck some shit up.
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