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PassingFair

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28. They are angry for the same reasons that WE are angry.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 10:20 AM

Apr 2012

No jobs.
Plummeting home values.
Foreclosures.
Lack of affordable health care.
Poor schools.

They just blame a different group for these problems.

They blame "government" without seeing the corporate
ownership behind it.

They don't realize that we ARE the government, and we've
allowed our choices to be legislated away.

Also, they don't see how they are being played on the GOD GUNS AND GAYS issues.

Religionists are a BIG chunk of the problem.

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Why are right wingers so ANGRY? I know they're angry that Obama's in the White House, but [View all] raccoon Apr 2012 OP

Some are in a perpetual state of anger. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2012 #1

They read the original Constitution and do not realize the way the many Statutes in the last hundred CAPHAVOC Apr 2012 #14

I think that perpetual state of anger, Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #31

There are some people in this world who aren't happy unless they're miserable MrScorpio Apr 2012 #2

It's because conservatism is a social pathology TransitJohn Apr 2012 #3

Because advertising works gratuitous Apr 2012 #4

Fear. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #5

Fear of something being taken away from them uponit7771 Apr 2012 #6

Fear of someone else having something. BarbaRosa Apr 2012 #25

They are angry at the GOP establishment shimonitanegi Apr 2012 #7

It's not a rational thing. It's an emotional thing lunatica Apr 2012 #8

Because their life sucks and is getting worse n2doc Apr 2012 #9

exactly!! wendylaroux Apr 2012 #13

I think you're right renate Apr 2012 #32

It's not just right-wingers. OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #10

I agree sorefeet Apr 2012 #17

and every time I ask one of them this question CatWoman Apr 2012 #11

Probably you can thank Fox Network. They love to work up the base to behond and back. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #12

Teeny peenii. eShirl Apr 2012 #15

They believe that someone else, somewhere in the world mac56 Apr 2012 #16

Sad little creatures aren't they? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #18

Here it is in a sentence: HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #19

I'm pissed sorefeet Apr 2012 #20

When everything you do doesn't work, you get angry izquierdista Apr 2012 #21

+1 mac56 Apr 2012 #22

I'm pissed because sorefeet Apr 2012 #23

wow! renate Apr 2012 #33

Nothing changed much when Bush/Republicans ran the show Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #24

I think it's the orange dye in Cheetos. Richard D Apr 2012 #26

Fear-stoked total paranoia hifiguy Apr 2012 #27

They are angry for the same reasons that WE are angry. PassingFair Apr 2012 #28

They can't help it.... Bigmack Apr 2012 #29

"In the beginning the Universe was created. golddigger Apr 2012 #30

My guess is that they are recognizing that they are losing and are egged on by hate radio and hate jwirr Apr 2012 #34