2016 Postmortem

reddread

(6,896 posts) Tue May 24, 2016, 10:50 PM May 2016

Why is FEAR such a constant component of our dialog this primary?

Are you scared?

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Why is FEAR such a constant component of our dialog this primary? (Original Post) reddread May 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo May 2016 #1

Because that's all either party can peddle right now Ned_Devine May 2016 #2

Fear is power. Fear is how you control people. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #3

Fear is the tool they use when they have nothing else. Both party's are using fear Autumn May 2016 #4

The things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us. Maedhros May 2016 #5

Conservatives are fearful by nature,... HooptieWagon May 2016 #6

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Ned_Devine

(3,146 posts)

2. Because that's all either party can peddle right now

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Tue May 24, 2016, 11:00 PM

May 2016

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

3. Fear is power. Fear is how you control people.

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Tue May 24, 2016, 11:01 PM

May 2016

Autumn

(44,972 posts)

4. Fear is the tool they use when they have nothing else. Both party's are using fear

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Tue May 24, 2016, 11:03 PM

May 2016

because they have nothing else and it's always worked before. They miscalculated on that tactic this time.

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

5. The things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us.

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Tue May 24, 2016, 11:21 PM

May 2016

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

6. Conservatives are fearful by nature,...

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Wed May 25, 2016, 12:26 AM

May 2016

...thus fear-mongering is an effective strategy on Republicans and Clinton supporters.

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