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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 11:15 AM Oct 2017

There are two types of fear.

Good fear and bad fear.

Good fear stops you from walking out in front of a bus. We could not survive without the good fear.

The bad fear is when you imagine there are buses coming at you from every direction. As you react to the imaginary buses you get run over by the real bus.

Trump voters suffer from the bad fear. Thats why they don't make sense. Thats why they voted for trump. Its why they vote against their best interests.

The bad fear makes millions of trump voters who belong to unions vote to destroy unions and workers rights.

It makes millions of Trump voters who have Obamacare vote to destroy Obamacare. Some of them may die. Their vote may kill them.

They spend their time chasing imaginary buses like, Obama wasn't born here, Clinton is a crook, The boogieman is coming to take all their guns away. Immigrants are taking all our jobs, they are criminals. The list is long.

Trump voters are destroying their way of life because they suffer from the bad fear and they are taking us down with them.

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There are two types of fear. (Original Post) shockey80 Oct 2017 OP
K&R!!! Simply said and Well Said!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #1
Well said! FM123 Oct 2017 #2
Spot on! KT2000 Oct 2017 #3
Bravo! N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2017 #4
Perfect. K&R. n/t Horse with no Name Oct 2017 #5
"Fear is the mindkiller" raven mad Oct 2017 #6
So many of the Sad and Rabid Puppy types have this mantra memorized. Efilroft Sul Oct 2017 #8
perfect.. K&R hwmnbn Oct 2017 #7
Very well said! logosoco Oct 2017 #9
Irrational paranoia versus rational prudent caution. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #10
Reality based fears vs irrational, manufactured fears. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #11
Very well done! Simple enough that even trumper's could understand. 👍🏼 dae Oct 2017 #12

KT2000

(20,568 posts)
3. Spot on!
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 12:03 PM
Oct 2017

Fear is what propagandists use to control people. Using fear is what the RW is all about -FOX, Bannon, InfoWars, Neo Nazis, Alt-tight, etc.

Efilroft Sul

(3,578 posts)
8. So many of the Sad and Rabid Puppy types have this mantra memorized.
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 01:31 PM
Oct 2017

And yet, they are the biggest chickenshits around.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
9. Very well said!
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 01:40 PM
Oct 2017

I know when my mind starts thinking "fear" (the bad kind!) I do not think as clear or as well as I should!

And lets not forget what that amazing Democrat president said so many years ago and has taken on new meaning in light of the "fears" tRump supporters have "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"!!

Irish_Dem

(46,521 posts)
11. Reality based fears vs irrational, manufactured fears.
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 02:09 PM
Oct 2017

Reality based fears can be productive in that a person takes appropriate action to ensure safety.

Manufactured fears, irrational ones can be unproductive and crippling. Because there is no real problem, there is no solution. Propaganda which is fear based with manufactured problems act as a way to control the population and install draconian measures.

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