I'm talking about people who attribute everyone else's motives to "fear." Why can't someone decide that a certain policy is a good and rational solution to a real and existing problem? Why do some people feel the need to condemn that decision as being made out of fear?
The kind of people I am talking about are the ones that say that I am wrong for supporting actions against terrorists because I am motivated by some amorphous, uncaused "fear," implying that if I weren't afraid, then I wouldn't support these actions. Truthfully, the chances that I will be caught in a terrorist attack are quite slim. However, I don't deny they exist, nor do I deny their motives.
I hate that disparaging phrase "led by fear," as if there is nothing at all anyone should be concerned about. It doesn't mean that I am being led by some blind, irrational fear. It means that that I see a real and credible danger that needs to be addressed.
2006-09-13
12:50:04
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BrianthePigEatingInfidel
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