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usonian

(9,802 posts)
Sun Oct 9, 2022, 03:29 PM Oct 2022

Stop the fear-mongering. (From DailyKos)

May I please suggest that people on this site stop using words like "afraid," "terrifying," when referring to what the GOP is doing?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/8/2127798/-STOP-With-the-afraid-terrifying-and-insane-verbage-It-is-all-false-and-disempowering

Fear is the definition of disempowerment.

No one on the Right dwells in words of fear and disempowerment. They dwell in words of action.

That is why they get things done. Imagine telling your child everyday to be afraid and fear things and be terrified.

What would they think about the world around them? Would they feel ready to take on its challenges?



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Stop the fear-mongering. (From DailyKos) (Original Post) usonian Oct 2022 OP
That's just ridiculous. The right doesn't dwell on anything BUT fear and Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #1

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
1. That's just ridiculous. The right doesn't dwell on anything BUT fear and
Sun Oct 9, 2022, 03:55 PM
Oct 2022

disempowerment.

And the author is saying the GOP gets things done (like what??) while the Democrats don't because we use the word "fear?"

Absolutely nuts.

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