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Originally Posted by Fourtyrulz
Why else would Americans give the government so much power if we weren't afraid? Why else would George W. Bush be POTUS if we weren't afraid?
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This is typical of the attitude I've experienced when talking to liberal friends of mine about this issue. Somehow, they start with the assumption that the way
they see things is the only correct way, and that anyone who disagrees with them on issues does so out of either (a) ignorance (b) fear, or the fail safe trump card (c) an attempt to stomp on their right to free speech.
George Bush is President because 52% of Americans thought he was the better candidate. Are you calling 52% of America ignorant and scared? Cuz it sounds like you are.
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Look at the last election, the platform of both candidates rested on fear: fear of homosexual marriage, fear of future terrorist attacks, fear of a failing economy...the list goes on
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Homosexual marriage - Why wouldn't this be a legitimate concern for people? Not agreeing with it doesn't necessarily make one
scared of it. I don't agree with a lot of things, it doesn't make me scared of them.
Fear of future terrorists attacks - It is a harsh reality that we are at WAR, and that finding the most effective way to deter future attacks on our soil (and abroad) was a major factor in the election. Fear? Or is it dealing with reality?
Both parties played up possible future economic scenarios, and presented their approaches (although Kerry just said he had a "plan"). The Dems were the party of doom and gloom on this front though.
I still don't buy the premise of this thread that Americans are, by and large, a bunch of scaredy cats. If they were, I wouldn't have to deal with a standing-room-only subway tonight on my home. Instead, I could sit wherever I wanted, because everybody would be at home hiding under their covers.