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Aggression is a response to fear. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #1
I totally agree, gravity. All...every single one.. of the right wingers I know personally is scared loudsue Dec 2013 #19
Yep and that fear is raised exponentially by the right wing media.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #48
"Misery loves company" LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #2
They can't own every thing, every person, every planet. Kurovski Dec 2013 #3
Two words: status anxiety YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #4
I was actually just reading a piece by Slavoj Zizek discussing this anxiety you speak of. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #9
Indeed. YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #11
Prepare yourself because Zizek is kind of psychotic. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #16
Takes one... nikto Dec 2013 #23
You may have something there. zeemike Dec 2013 #25
+1 freshwest Dec 2013 #14
you nailed it. nt Duppers Dec 2013 #39
Tough economic times always bring out rabid racism and classism... Orsino Dec 2013 #41
They are hoarders consumed by the fear that someone else is happier than they are. winter is coming Dec 2013 #5
Well said. It's a zero-sum game to them. YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #6
Lots of truth to that statement. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #51
They are anal retentive and fullbof hatred. That's painful. Hoyt Dec 2013 #7
There's a solution for that: freshwest Dec 2013 #15
They have become reactionary... that is, they don't merely resist liberals, they do the opposite. reformist2 Dec 2013 #8
Not just unthinkingly attack new ideas, but wishing to go back to a past utopia that never was.... YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #10
Medulla Oblongata. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #12
LOL Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #24
kick to read thread later Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #13
A lack of exposure Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #17
This is a big part, too. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #46
Good thing no one here is ever mean. Bonx Dec 2013 #18
Please tell us all about it HangOnKids Dec 2013 #35
CONservatives are 17 year-old kids trapped in adult bodies. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #20
I think you're being very generous. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #50
Hey.... wait a minute.... Bigmack Dec 2013 #56
Their arguments and value-system are LOSERS nikto Dec 2013 #21
an "anyone can achieve anything" versus a "there but for fortune go you or I" view of the world Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #22
"Tough love" is their excuse ErikJ Dec 2013 #26
Its due to a chemical imbalance chknltl Dec 2013 #27
I just can't help but think how much it must suck to be them. catbyte Dec 2013 #28
What makes them so mean? ReRe Dec 2013 #29
They are hypocrites dem in texas Dec 2013 #30
This unconscionable! JRLeft Dec 2013 #33
They don't like us. nt BootinUp Dec 2013 #31
They are in horror to think of themselves as "minorities". Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #32
Yeah, good question. rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #34
I wish there was a feature to rec your post. JRLeft Dec 2013 #36
You win the thread with that answer. pacalo Dec 2013 #38
Excellent post, thanks. Scuba Dec 2013 #40
The Bible says God is love Chrom Dec 2013 #61
They got a friggin Cha Dec 2013 #37
They have no hearts. Jamastiene Dec 2013 #42
The self righteous are always mean. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #43
They are always angry. JRLeft Dec 2013 #44
I think they're pissed off & afraid. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #45
That isn't that hard to figure out. HappyMe Dec 2013 #47
They believe God authorizes their behaviors Blue Owl Dec 2013 #49
they had no unconditional love as children grasswire Dec 2013 #52
You are very close to the truth. Jamastiene Dec 2013 #54
Hmmmmm. Mojo Electro Dec 2013 #53
Fear. Iggo Dec 2013 #55
yes I totally agree maryellen99 Dec 2013 #58
Media propaganda n2doc Dec 2013 #57
They can't help it.... Bigmack Dec 2013 #59
Ever looked around pecwae Dec 2013 #60
I think it's the reverse Ratty Dec 2013 #62
It's their myriad of mental maladies they purposely choose to ignore Corruption Inc Dec 2013 #63
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