So you're going to lose your job, your wife or husband is going to leave you, you're getting cancer

[Zynx]

and every moment of your life is going to suck balls from here on in. Will this actually happen? No, but you should thank me for steering you away from complacency. Now your expectations are more reasonable. Aren't you happy now?

/sarcasm

Seriously guys, pessimism and fear are shitty shitty motivators. I've said that before and I stick by it. Optimism and hope defeat pessimism and cynicism.

[melody]

1. The right actually uses discouragement and pessimism against us

It's part of their lovely little psychological "arsenal". Some people ARE compelled by pessimism but just as many others are dispirited and defeated by it.

[Zynx]

2. So many "geniuses" here think that it is a good idea. Well, they're wrong.

[melody]

4. Not knowing the psychological harm they can cause n/t

[kurt_cagle]

3. Oh ... thought you were talking about McCain?!

That sounds like a pretty fair description of what's going on, if you ask me.