fear

Because We Are Afraid. Ignorant. In Denial. And Because I Wanna Ramble.

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Sat, 05/07/2016 - 9:56pm

Let's just be honest about the situation regarding this electoral clusterfuck: Democratic voters support Hillary Clinton because they're afraid, well, mostly. They're afraid that unless Clinton wins, the Supreme Court will be stacked full of wingnuts who will destroy everything. But what's there to destroy at this point? The Repigs and the Dems have both had their hand in this destruction of the commons for decades.

Terra Infirma

Submitted by Doc on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 6:51pm

Was just reading something from a mainstream source posted "over there" that was detailing issues of concern with The Anointed One Who May Not Be Besmirched and as I was getting ready to comment, it struck me.

I am afraid to comment 'over there' on ANYTHING related to the primary other than positive stuff about Bernie.

Overcoming the Culture of Fear

Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 12:34pm

Franklin D. Roosevelt at his first inaugural address encouraged Americans to stand up to that “nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
It may have taken a few more generations, but America finally lost the war against that “nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror".

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