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Orange Free State

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11. It is just one thing...

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 01:14 AM

Dec 2017

...in a long chain of things that, historically, they irrationally hate and fear, and it doesn't particularly have anything to do with the UN. Going back to the 50s it was the Birchers and fluoridation. Later generations (Sons of Birchers?) went off on the peace sign, the principal of my junior high school distributed stuff saying that it was satanic. Outcome based education, death panels (I told a RW woman ranting about death panels in church that she should be nice to me, as I had just got a letter from Obama appointing me to her local death panel). Vaccination was in there for a while and may still be. Jews have been there all along, and you can have fun pointing out that they worship two Jews (Jesus and Ayn Rand). It is just a free floating anxiety that is intentionally stoked to keep all the mindless idiot ducks walking in line, I guess.

Once they are not frightened of something any more, they will be given a new fear focus.

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Why do rightwingers hate the U.N.? [View all] SHRED Dec 2017 OP

Damn furriners telling us what to do and not to do! unblock Dec 2017 #1

That's it exactly. Rightwing superiority complex makes 'em... Beartracks Dec 2017 #2

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becuz 'Murika........ lastlib Dec 2017 #31

U.S.A.! U.S.A! Those other, inferior countries who are either socialist The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #3

American exceptionalism which is actually American delusionalism. democratisphere Dec 2017 #4

They've been whining about the U.N. since the charter was signed in June 1945 dflprincess Dec 2017 #5

They think its the world telling us what to do. In truth its almost the opposite unblock Dec 2017 #6

Because; Xolodno Dec 2017 #7

Good summary and another perspective is... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #12

UN threatens America First. Plus too many Black and Brown people for white wingers. Hoyt Dec 2017 #8

National sovereignty BS. shanny Dec 2017 #9

The UN is the antithesis of the racists' "America First" agenda. Initech Dec 2017 #10

It is just one thing... Orange Free State Dec 2017 #11

K & R. Good historical points. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2017 #13

Yep Cosmocat Dec 2017 #18

because there are non white non christian types there JI7 Dec 2017 #14

That's a big part of it NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #33

Cuz they don't want no 'one world gummint!' PatrickforO Dec 2017 #15

XENOPHOBES Skittles Dec 2017 #16

Because you have to follow rules KelleyKramer Dec 2017 #17

Because they want to make money with war! Sancho Dec 2017 #19

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Participation in the UN is sort of the opposite of American exceptionalism. Orsino Dec 2017 #22

They view the USA as an absolute hegemony, and any form of capitulation is a sign of weakness. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #23

a reflection of the deepest psychological balance in humans- mopinko Dec 2017 #24

They think ALL money belongs to them... lame54 Dec 2017 #25

They can't control it. no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #26

Been going on very lomg time. Because of Eleanor Roosevelt's connection with founding?? bobbieinok Dec 2017 #27

They hate the UN because of all the countries avebury Dec 2017 #28

because UN offers no taxcuts! quartz007 Dec 2017 #29

They have been strongly influenced by the John Birch Society Tanuki Dec 2017 #30

Also please recall that the Koch Brothers' dad was one of the founders blaze Dec 2017 #35

More on the subject: Tanuki Dec 2017 #36

They don't believe in International Law if it constrains US actions in any way. stevenleser Dec 2017 #32

Some bullshit about the rapture NCDem777 Dec 2017 #34

I have heard it said Runningdawg Dec 2017 #37

If the antichrist precedes Armageddon and the rapture TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #38

tRump and Haley are doing EXACTLY what PUtin wants mitch96 Dec 2017 #39

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basically they believe US reports to no one....nor should we. beachbum bob Dec 2017 #41

This wikipedia article does a pretty good job of explaining what's up Danascot Dec 2017 #42