What does " There is nothing to fear but fear itself " mean to you now?

blues90

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:10 PM
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What does " There is nothing to fear but fear itself " mean to you now?

I hear these famous words repeated on some liberal talk shows and now I am beginning to wonder what this really means to many people in this new day and age .

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Joe for Clark

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:12 PM
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1. Clearly a reminder - that this guy is NO FDR.

Joe

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:13 PM
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2. We have to look at the whole quote. In context.

What FDR really said was, "The only thing to fear is, fear itself. And spiders. Big, hairy spiders."

Seems self-explanatory. :shrug:

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:13 PM
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3. that the neocons are fearmongers

and that reality is far different than the fear spread by the MSM.

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RaleighNCDUer

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:14 PM
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4. Fear makes people do stupid things.

And the party that is shouting FEAR FEAR has been doing a lot of stupid things, with the encouragement of those they have scared.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:31 PM
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7. "Fear makes people do stupid things."

That is a brilliant statement. Probably the most lucid one I've read today.

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wryter2000

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:19 PM
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5. To me

It means that the only real threat to our form of goverment is that we act out of fear to destroy our own Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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The Backlash Cometh

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:29 PM
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6. It means that people can be manipulated through their emotions.

So you need to be aware of your own sensitivities, because what makes you uncomfortable, also makes you vulnerable to manipulation. That's why PC bombed for the Liberals. They were afraid to ask questions for fear of offending too many sensitivities. The only thing you have to fear, is fear itself, and those who keep you from asking the tough questions, because they are the obstacles to the truth.

That's what it means to me.

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Annces

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:35 PM
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8. That was a rallying cry by a leader

We need a rallying cry by the people.

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TreasonousBastard

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Fri Jan-12-07 02:55 PM
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9. It means that without an FDR...

running things, the only thing we have to fear is the government.

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