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lagomorph777

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

Reply to Exultant Democracy (Reply #38)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 11:50 AM

Feb 2017

So we must resort to blunt force: make the Trump Chumps more afraid of the right than the left. Show them that their "leaders" are stealing their health care, their 401k, and everything they've ever earned. Show them the real meaning of tax "reform."

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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