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Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
Wed Feb 8, 2017, 04:05 PM Feb 2017

Epic lying hypocrisy. Sean Spicer says Trump is not fear mongering then procedes to fear monger.

Trump said he knows more about terrorist threats than anyone. Fear mongering.
Reporter: Should the terror threat be elevated and an alert issued?
Spicer: We just need to be ready for any future threat. Fear mongering again.
Taking advantage of our innate human fear of flight, say from a fire, and using it to make us fearful is fear mongering.
Fear mongering is bullying. It is also a tool fascists use to control the masses.


fear
ˈfir/
noun
noun: fear; plural noun: fears

1.
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
"drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder"
synonyms: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; More
anxiety, worry, angst, unease, uneasiness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, nervousness, nerves, perturbation, foreboding;
informalthe creeps, the shivers, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, jitteriness, twitchiness, butterflies (in the stomach)
"he felt fear at entering the house"
phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear, nightmare, horror, terror;
anxiety, neurosis;
informalhang-up
"she overcame her fears"
archaic
a mixed feeling of dread and reverence.
"the love and fear of God"
a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of someone.
"police launched a search for the family amid fears for their safety"
the likelihood of something unwelcome happening.
"she could observe the other guests without too much fear of attracting attention"
synonyms: likelihood, likeliness, prospect, possibility, chance, probability; More
risk, danger
"there's no fear of my leaving you alone"

verb
verb: fear; 3rd person present: fears; past tense: feared; past participle: feared; gerund or present participle: fearing

1.
be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
"he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death?"
synonyms:be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of
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Epic lying hypocrisy. Sean Spicer says Trump is not fear mongering then procedes to fear monger. (Original Post) Lint Head Feb 2017 OP
Just like "trump knew things about the birth certificate" bettyellen Feb 2017 #1
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