Return of the paranoid style in American politics

[Lars77]

http://aftertheamericancentury.blogspot.com/2010/03/republican-demonology-return-of.html

The excellent blog of Professor David E. Nye of SydDansk University, Denmark.

[Demeter]

1. Tell Me, When Did It Leave?

We had Goldwater, Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes. Wall to wall paranoia 24/7/365. For the past 45 years, at least. Before that, I was too young to notice.

[nightrain]

2. when perceived personal safety issues get triggered, some folks project

their fears onto others and see them as the threat. Another option is to deal with one's "dark side" and one's own sources of the fear.

[tcaudilllg]

3. You elevate this guy too highly.

He's totally out of the loop, has no idea what he's talking about.