What explains the modern Right's propensity to panic?

[RobDownSouth]

The French themselves are making a point of staying calm. Wingnut nation here in America is dumping a collective doughy pantload, shrieking about Syrian refugees.

Good New York Times Paul Krugman has a great op-ed here discussing this phenomenon.

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff502/Soonyigump/Krugman_zpsw6gevace.jpg

 

[DooleyDarter]

Is there a bigger pant load than Krugman around anywhere? Lets quote Salon next, that is if we want a non partisan opinion.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Is there a bigger pant load than Krugman around anywhere? Lets quote Salon next, that is if we want a non partisan opinion.

Got anything specific you want to refudiate?


Or are you just whining today?

 

[Nathan_Brazil]

Fascists need an enemy. They are binary. Us and them. Good and evil. Right and wrong.

Its easier than thinking.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

In order to even out Justice's scales, the Republicans pile horse barn waste in their horse barn sized receptacle.

The sunlight and fresh air of true Democracy dries up the huge amount Republican fictions.

The Republican side of the scales never balance with the Democrat side of the scales.

The Democrat side of the scale is small, but has a small amount of gold that outweighs Republican claims, almost every time.


Gold dust outweighs dust from horse barn waste, every time.

 

[oggbashan]

Attributed to John Cleese:

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

 

[The_Trouvere]

It is natural to be afraid of an enemy who kills without warning, and who looks and sounds different.

This is a Republican issue. If the Democrats do not show some toughness toward the alien menaces in our midst, Donald Trump will win in 2016 in a landslide, with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress who will give him everything he wants.

The way to get places in politics is to get in front of a popular issue. Trump is popular because he articulates the fear, the hate, the anger, and the desire for revenge that millions of whites feel.

Let's face it. Those sand niggers have been kicking us around since the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

If they keep pushing I hope we kill them all, take their oil, and say to Israel, "There's the land. Settle it."

 

[The_Trouvere]

Attributed to John Cleese:

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

 

[Hard_Rom]

It is natural to be afraid of an enemy who kills without warning, and who looks and sounds different.

This is a Republican issue. If the Democrats do not show some toughness toward the alien menaces in our midst, Donald Trump will win in 2016 in a landslide, with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress who will give him everything he wants.

The way to get places in politics is to get in front of a popular issue. Trump is popular because he articulates the fear, the hate, the anger, and the desire for revenge that millions of whites feel.

Let's face it. Those sand niggers have been kicking us around since the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

If they keep pushing I hope we kill them all, take their oil, and say to Israel, "There's the land. Settle it."

Sad, sad, sad! Another victim of terrorism giving into fear and hate. You have my deepest sympathies. If I could I would donate a back bone to you in a second.

 

[Setanta84]

Psychologically, conservative "values"--social, religious, and political--are based in fear. The educated, especially those in power, know this. It's why right-wingers are always trying to scare the public when they are in power--even a liberal person will be more supportive of conservative policies when afraid.

There is a meme going around quoting Goering from the Nuremberg trials that unpacks this.

 

[phrodeau]

Attributed to John Cleese:

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

It is not the work of Mr. Cleese.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/terrorismalert.asp

 

[rainbowdash30]

You know when you give a kid candy and there's that bit at the back of his brain where he thinks, "Hang on, this is too good to be true. What's the catch?"

Pretty much that.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I have a dream! (sorry for hijack of great figures words)

Lots of variations on the Revoking of Independence too.

John Cleese's Letter to the USA

To the citizens of the United States of America, in light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today.

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II resumes monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy.

Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.8% of you who have, until now, been unaware there's a world outside your borders) will appoint a Minister for America. Congress and the Senate are disbanded. A questionnaire circulated next year will determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid your transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. Look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Check "aluminium" in the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you pronounce it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour'. Likewise you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary."

Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed." There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you should not have chat shows.

2. There is no such thing as "U.S. English." We'll let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u'.

3. You should learn to distinguish English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to cockney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier). Scottish dramas such as 'Taggart' will no longer be broadcast with subtitles.You must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is "Devon." If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire Floridashire, Louisianashire.

4. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1.

5. You should stop playing American "football." There's only one kind of football. What you call American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.1% of you aware there is a world outside your borders may have noticed no one else plays "American" football. You should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls.

Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies).

You should stop playing baseball. It's not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called "rounders," which is baseball without fancy team stripe, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs.

6. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns, or anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because you are not sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you need a permit to carry a vegetable peeler.

7. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday. It will be called "Indecisive Day."

8. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left. At the same time, you will go metric without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

9. Learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips. Fries aren't French, they're Belgian though 97.8% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Potato chips are properly called "crisps." Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat.

10. The cold tasteless stuff you call beer is actually lager. Only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer." Substances once known as "American Beer" will henceforth be referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine," except for the product of the American Budweiser company which will be called "Weak Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine." This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion.

11. The UK will harmonise petrol prices (or "Gasoline," as you will be permitted to keep calling it) for those of the former USA, adopting UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon, get used to it).

12. Learn to resolve personal issues without guns, lawyers or therapists. That you need many lawyers and therapists shows you're not adult enough to be independent. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.

13. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

14. Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).

Thank you for your co-operation.

* John Cleese
[Basil Fawlty, Fawlty Towers, Torquay, Devon, England]

 

[JackLuis]

The Modern Right's propensity to panic was caused by following the cowardly draft dodgers, Bush and Chaney, who spread fear and loathing as a means of controlling the sheeple.

Since 2001 the right has continued to use the model of the Bush/Chaney team because, apparently they only know how to bully, not lead people.

 

[Iceprincess12]

We panic because the horse is already out of the barn and the horse whisperer is on vacation.

France was decisive, they closed the borders and

"The French Defense Ministry said that 10 aircraft dropped 20 bombs on facilities used by the militant group, which has claimed responsibility for Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, striking a command center, a militant-training facility and an arms depot"

~Washington Post

We have the ability to act as quickly but not the will. Someone needs to throw a hissy fit for people to scratch their heads and say "hmm, this might be something that we should poll...I mean...look into"

 

[NOIRTRASH]

It is natural to be afraid of an enemy who kills without warning, and who looks and sounds different.

This is a Republican issue. If the Democrats do not show some toughness toward the alien menaces in our midst, Donald Trump will win in 2016 in a landslide, with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress who will give him everything he wants.

The way to get places in politics is to get in front of a popular issue. Trump is popular because he articulates the fear, the hate, the anger, and the desire for revenge that millions of whites feel.

Let's face it. Those sand niggers have been kicking us around since the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

If they keep pushing I hope we kill them all, take their oil, and say to Israel, "There's the land. Settle it."

No darling. Trump knows both parties fucked the Reagan Democrats from 2008 till now. They got shit while the elites and niggers got it all. So its payback time in 2016.

 

[RobDownSouth]

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.[/I]

Can confirm, lived next door to a Scot for many many years.

I laughed. out loud even!

 

[BotanyBoy]

I know most of you in the flaming liburhul category consider me a teahaddist libertarian radical.

So why not own it...

For me it isn't fear, I'm more scared of Sasquatch.....seriously. Terrorist aren't coming out into the middle of nowhere.

I just think it's fucking stupid to roll the red carpet out and let a bunch of ISIS/ISIL/Al Queasy and or Taliban into the country all willy nilly because liburhulz want to have a sunshine enema fest over how un-racist they are. It wouldn't surprise me if they all cheered ISIS cutting the heads off of Americans right here on our own soil with zero resistance then gave them all awards for it. After all we wouldn't want them to be offended.

That and the idea that our money is going to help a bunch of people who fucking hate us, just pisses me off.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I just think it's fucking stupid to roll the red carpet out and let a bunch of ISIS/ISIL/Al Queasy and or Taliban into the country all willy nilly because liburhulz want to have a sunshine enema fest over how un-racist they are.

http://peacechild.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/AFP_Getty-160475678.jpg

Scary sons a' bitches!

 

[JackLuis]

Congress Votes To Crap Its Pants, Surrender To ISIS

In an inspiring act of defeatocrat cowardice, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass its emergency OH GOD NOT ANOTHER ORWELLIAN-NAMED BILL, the SAFE Act, to let ISIS know good job, guys, you’re winning, keep up the good work!

The legislation, passed by a vote of 289-137, was rushed through in response to last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. […]

The bill requires the nation’s three top security officials — the Homeland Security secretary, FBI director and national intelligence director — to certify to Congress that each Syrian or Iraqi refugee is not a security threat before the refugee can be admitted into the U.S.

The bill was passed mostly by Big Strong Republican Daddies, with the help of 47 mom jeans-wearing Democrats. Hooray for bipartisanship! And while we needn’t wonksplain to you, at this point, the strict two-year vetting process already in place for Syrian refugees who turn for help to a country that doesn’t want ’em — no sir, not even their children — we’ll let the White House, which has already threatened to veto the bill, remind you of this minor detail:

The White House said that 2,174 Syrian refugees have been admitted to the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, and “not a single one has been arrested or deported on terrorism-related grounds.”

Congress need to refresh their Depends hourly!

 

[Hard_Rom]

Congress Votes To Crap Its Pants, Surrender To ISIS




Congress need to refresh their Depends hourly!

They're scared and need a hug. Maybe a lolly to suck on. Gotta hand it to ISIS even a few thousand miles away they can make seasoned hardened American politicians shit and piss themselves in fear. Now that is force projection! An ICBM or flight of B-52s pales in comparison.

So either ISIS is a tough dedicated smart bunch of guerilla fighters or righty Reps are chicken shit MFs.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I know most of you in the flaming liburhul category consider me a teahaddist libertarian radical.

So why not own it...

For me it isn't fear, I'm more scared of Sasquatch.....seriously. Terrorist aren't coming out into the middle of nowhere.

I just think it's fucking stupid to roll the red carpet out and let a bunch of ISIS/ISIL/Al Queasy and or Taliban into the country all willy nilly because liburhulz want to have a sunshine enema fest over how un-racist they are. It wouldn't surprise me if they all cheered ISIS cutting the heads off of Americans right here on our own soil with zero resistance then gave them all awards for it. After all we wouldn't want them to be offended.

That and the idea that our money is going to help a bunch of people who fucking hate us, just pisses me off.

"Teahaddist libertarian radical"? You? Nah. Cantankerous ideologue who loves to argue for the sake of arguing.

I posted an article yesterday when Busybody whined about how easy it was for a refugee to enter the USA (LINK).

It might assuage your libertarian heart that the first thing that a refugee must do when finally granted temporary asylum in the USA is sign a promissory note to the United States government to repay the cost of a plane ticket to the US. Repayment starts in six months, or else back to teh warzone you go.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

They're scared and need a hug. Maybe a lolly to suck on. Gotta hand it to ISIS even a few thousand miles away they can make seasoned hardened American politicians shit and piss themselves in fear. Now that is force projection! An ICBM or flight of B-52s pales in comparison.

So either ISIS is a tough dedicated smart bunch of guerilla fighters or righty Reps are chicken shit MFs.

We're voting for Trump.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

get you some welfare

The French themselves are making a point of staying calm. Wingnut nation here in America is dumping a collective doughy pantload, shrieking about Syrian refugees.

Good New York Times Paul Krugman has a great op-ed here discussing this phenomenon.

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff502/Soonyigump/Krugman_zpsw6gevace.jpg

 

[BotanyBoy]

http://peacechild.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/AFP_Getty-160475678.jpg

Scary sons a' bitches!

Awww if only your bullshit were true....


Reality: Large percentage are military aged males straight from the heart of radical islamist crazy. Which one is a plant Rom?
http://d2jkk5z9de9jwi.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2015/09/Syrian-refugees-800x500.jpg

"Teahaddist libertarian radical"? You? Nah. Cantankerous ideologue who loves to argue for the sake of arguing.

I posted an article yesterday when Busybody whined about how easy it was for a refugee to enter the USA (LINK).

It might assuage your libertarian heart that the first thing that a refugee must do when finally granted temporary asylum in the USA is sign a promissory note to the United States government to repay the cost of a plane ticket to the US. Repayment starts in six months, or else back to teh warzone you go.

Good.