shintao
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- Aug 27, 2010
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I've noticed a trend in politics.
Both sides of the aisle tend towards this, but it's particularly prevalent in the right wing right now - Where does the need for victimization come from?
The rightys of no emotions need sympathy, and paranoia to have a cohesive grouping, because that is all they have got. They have no family values, no morals, and no ethics, and no party to speak of, having divided it during Bush, and splintered it with chaotic tea parties with no direction. Its like hanging from a cliff by a vine in a desperate hope the vine won't break, and wanting others to share the vine so they won't feel alone. No body brought this misery on them but themselves.
Rhetoric from the right seems to constantly imply victimization: They're coming to take our guns! They're coming to take our talk radio! The Muslims are coming, the muslims are coming! Sharia Law!
Once again, a desperate attempt at cohesiveness grouping, even to the point of lying to one another. Interesting you mention guns, the perfect analogy of the rightwing. During the campaigning it was "Obama was going to take our guns away!" And yet there was no logical reasoning for this belief, but it did instill fear and paranoia the rightys needed for cohesiveness as victims. Death panels, WMDs, guns, birth certificate, Kenya, raise taxes, racist & poor whitey, etc.
The implication seems to be that all "real" Americans are being persecuted by a massive government-media conspiracy, and it's time to "stand up and fight" against the evil "liberal" conspiracy.
I don't think the media is the one dreaming up the fear for these paranoid "victims," they just reporting the end results of a splintered party, much like a historical note, a dirty job someone has to do. The media didn't start the T-Party or bring up all the fears & hate these rightys are going through, having been kicked out of DC in droves, and their war hero McCain snubbed for a black president whose only message was hope & change.
Where does that rhetoric come from? Is it necessary to create such a deep divide?
Discuss.
The rhetoric comes from righty think tanks, like the Swift-Boaters, and backed by elite money to insure the message gets out.