Tasine wrote:
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There is such a thing as paranoia. Your assumption that some of us are paranoid is insulting to us - and does you no good either because it implies that only YOU know paranoia from t***h, and that is patently silly. There also exists knowledge, logic, and reason. Any situation can be classified as either paranoia OR alertness and pr********n. Alertness and pr********n DO NOT constitute paranoia. Neither does warning their "neighbors" who would rather live in ignorance. People who are paranoid see enemies where there are none. Alert and knowledgeable people see enemies where there are enemies. What you see as paranoia is NOT paranoia when circumstances, history, lessons learned, are historical markers have proven otherwise.
One cannot accept loss of freedoms, loss of privacy, loss of free speech, loss of freedom of religion and logically call themselves free. What in Heaven's name do they think their freedoms ARE? How much snatching of freedom becomes too much for the person who cannot see what is plainly before his eyes? There are people in this world, primarily those without principles, who cannot bring themselves to believe something exists is they are determined it does not exist. Those are the people who have a hard time surviving the greatest hardships. When we yell at them that their clothing is on fire, they in turn, rather than check to make sure we are wrong, instantly deny their clothing is on fire because they don't yet see it or feel it. What happens when it burns too long.
BTW, do you see Obama through the same eyes as you see Conservatives? Paranoid, r****t, filled with phobias, accusations flying about far worse than any you have read on this site??? When you see him and the DNC in the same vein, (actually MUCH worse), get back with me.
HE, NOT WE, have placed former military members on the possible terrorist list. HE, NOT WE, have placed the polite and clean TEA Party on the same list. HE, NOT WE, have placed bloggers on that list because we criticize him. HE, NOT WE, are spying on us.......none of us spies on him. Who, exactly, is PARANOID?
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"Paranoia: A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason".
I am not licensed to make psychiatric evaluations, I merely pointed out that indulging in a paranoid model of thinking (see above) leads us into chaos, anarchy and flimsy justifications for mob rule mentality towards our neighbors.
I am no supporter of Obama but "paranoid, r****t, full of phobias"? Sounds more like you based on your rant above.
Let me give you a definition of r****m. We all have prejudice based on upbringing, cultural conditioning, religion etc. but it does not become r****m until we put our prejudice into practice. If I deny employment to someone strictly because of race then that is r****m. I am using my power as an employer to practice my prejudice.
Lastly ...."polite and clean tea party"? That's a bit of a stretch. I have mingled with some of these folks and all too often they openly refer to the President as "that f*****g' n****r in the white house". I find myself in agreement with some of their ideas about excessive government and taxation but I cannot associate with such h**eful gibberish.