Fear Mongering

Fearful people do stupid things.

Our Empathy and Education Deficits – Nurtured by Right-wing Authoritarians, But Beatable

The two deficits, their causes, and solutions summarized below from writings by former Senator Barack Obama and Professor Henry Giroux,…

12 years ago

Where are the Authoritarians Taking America – Same Place as Texas, SC, WI?

Will the country default by not raising the debt limit? The consensus, which is growing but does not include the…

13 years ago

Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?

Why are we, as a nation, no longer expressing concern about the employment deficit? Because the media and the politicians…

14 years ago

Social Dominance Authoritarians – Rule By Fearful Fantasies

In 2006, John Dean wrote this about neoconservatives in his book Conservatives Without Conscience: Neoconservatives are a relatively small group…

14 years ago

Reality and Howard Dean’s Hopeful Optimism

Governor Dean, Your optimism is admirable relative to achieving a compromise between those that have such strong 'feelings' over the…

14 years ago

Harry’s Hysteria – Going Over to the Dark Side

Senator Reid, Have you been punked by the Republicans - like so many Democrats have been? Their right-wing authoritarian minions…

14 years ago

RWA Lies Got Us Into Iraq, Killed ACORN, and Almost Killed Health Care Reform – Guess What’s Next

Fearmongering and Noble Lies are primary tools for the right-wing authoritarians (RWA). Just think back to last year and all…

14 years ago

Do You Still Beat Your Spouse? – Push Polls, Lies, and Fear Mongering by CWCs

You've heard the question before - Do you still beat your spouse? - and there is no answer that doesn't…

15 years ago

Domination and Protecting the Status Quo – Authoritarians Do Whatever it Takes

(Note: Authoritarian is used throughout this blog in the context of a personality type — not in the sense of…

16 years ago

Stand-up to the Authoritarian’s Fear Mongering – The House Has!

The House of Representatives has stood up to President Bush’s fear-mongering. The Bush White House tried to bully the House…

17 years ago