Reply #10: Ayup. I'm right there with you. [View All]

[Cerridwen]

Authoritarian, punitive Americans in the US are scary regardless of political persuasion.

In response to the label "Big Brother" that the left assigned to the right, the right responded with "Nanny State," and many authoritarians took it as a compliment and ran with it.

I don't know if the punitive, authoritarian mindset is specific to the US. I do know it's the one with which I'm most familiar and it's ugly to beat all ugly. I've been amazed and saddened at the number of posters who blame the victim and resort to holier than thou talking points. I wish I were as perfect as they must be so I could judge others as unworthy of my compassion. It'd be a lot less painful for me. Cynical, curmudgeon that I am.