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Initech

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17. They are afraid of losing control. Period.

Reply to caroldansen (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 05:50 PM

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What do conservatives fear? [View all] Dworkin Feb 2017 OP

They are afraid of losing control of what they want. caroldansen Feb 2017 #1

They are afraid of losing control. Period. Initech Feb 2017 #17

The conservative brain has an overactive amygdala, Exultant Democracy Feb 2017 #2

"In short they fear almost everything" Mendocino Feb 2017 #11

Yes, that's what I was going to say. The only big part of their brains is the amygdala. lagomorph777 Feb 2017 #36

George Lakoff suggests that while yes their fear does make them weak, Exultant Democracy Feb 2017 #38

Education would be great, but yes the RW hates it for that reason (c.f. Betsy DeVos) lagomorph777 Feb 2017 #39

TRUTH Skittles Feb 2017 #3

They're not exactly afraid of "truth" Nevernose Feb 2017 #16

Liberalism is simply freedom bhikkhu Feb 2017 #4

Freedom winetourdriver01 Feb 2017 #32

they fear being a minority that does not weld power luvMIdog Feb 2017 #5

In 8th grade civics I learned that convervatives like to maintain the status quo GreenEyedLefty Feb 2017 #6

And everybody and everything is changing all of the time Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #41

Everything and Everyone hatrack Feb 2017 #7

a black planet. KG Feb 2017 #8

They are scared of the future and want to return to the past where they were Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #9

They're afraid of female orgasms Orrex Feb 2017 #10

yeah, and a lot of them ARE women! Ligyron Feb 2017 #19

Right? Orrex Feb 2017 #21

They are scared of being exposed to be intellectually, morally, and financially bankrupt Generic Brad Feb 2017 #12

Glad Dworkin Feb 2017 #13

You're not the Dworkin on Twitter are you? Ligyron Feb 2017 #20

Nope Dworkin Feb 2017 #25

Belated welcome. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #30

They fear a change in the majority faith/culture/race of America. Calculating Feb 2017 #14

Good analysis Dworkin Feb 2017 #26

They fear anything or anyone who is different yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #15

Change grantcart Feb 2017 #18

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #33

Conservatives Fear DEMOCRACY eniwetok Feb 2017 #22

reboobs fear jimjc Feb 2017 #23

US. Rex Feb 2017 #24

The demographic time bomb. nilesobek Feb 2017 #27

+1, read a white supremacist say they're scared of the stronger color gene and my reaction... uponit7771 Feb 2017 #34

Everything. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #28

The future. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2017 #29

That they'll be found out rock Feb 2017 #31

Hate to post this 2x in 2 minutes, but... Dem2 Feb 2017 #35

They fear losing power... kentuck Feb 2017 #37

Greatest Conservative fear: Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #40

Pee-pees and hoo-hahs. Iggo Feb 2017 #42

Everything. Aristus Feb 2017 #43

Two things workinclasszero Feb 2017 #44

Conservatives fear J_William_Ryan Feb 2017 #45

that someone, somewhere, may be happy? Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #46