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The response to that fear is […] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers.\\

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The response to that fear is […] [...] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers.\\



->''I do not love my Empire’s foes,\\
Nor call ’em angels; still,\\
What is the sense of ’atin’ those\\
’Oom you are paid to kill?''

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->''I do not love my Empire’s Empire's foes,\\
Nor call ’em 'em angels; still,\\
What is the sense of ’atin’ 'atin' those\\
’Oom 'Oom you are paid to kill?''
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-->-- '''Vanessa Kimball''', ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''

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-->-- '''Vanessa Kimball''', ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''
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->"You mustn't hate the Russians. If you do have to fight them, hating them is no use, medically or psychologically. It reduces your own efficiency."
-->-- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

->I do not love my Empire’s foes,\\

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->"You ->''"You mustn't hate the Russians. If you do have to fight them, hating them is no use, medically or psychologically. It reduces your own efficiency."
"''
-->-- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

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'''[[SpyFiction Dugan]]''', ''[[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]]''.

->''I
do not love my Empire’s foes,\\



’Oom you are paid to kill?

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’Oom you are paid to kill?kill?''



->"When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you?"

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->"When ->''"When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you?"you?"''



-> "In real life, Bradley was a mean kid. But in mom's story, he was basically the devil.
-->-- Greg talking about his childhood, ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''

->"Especially since the death of Princess Diana, guerilla photographers who snap celebrity candids have come to be considered the gum on the bottom of society's shoe. The film ''Paparazzi'' exploits this built-in audience disgust to characterize them as somewhere between slugs and dung beetles on the morality scale, [[AssholeVictim deserving whatever they get]]."

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-> "In ''"In real life, Bradley was a mean kid. But in mom's story, he was basically the devil.
devil.''
-->-- Greg '''Greg''' talking about his childhood, ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''

->"Especially ->''"Especially since the death of Princess Diana, guerilla photographers who snap celebrity candids have come to be considered the gum on the bottom of society's shoe. The film ''Paparazzi'' exploits this built-in audience disgust to characterize them as somewhere between slugs and dung beetles on the morality scale, [[AssholeVictim deserving whatever they get]].""''
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->"You mustn't hate the [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Russians]]. If you do have to fight them, hating them is no use, medically or psychologically. It reduces your own efficiency."

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->"You mustn't hate the [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Russians]].Russians. If you do have to fight them, hating them is no use, medically or psychologically. It reduces your own efficiency."
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It would be interesting to hear the contributor's opinion on how this quote is demonstrating Demonization. Is it about liberals demonizing their political opponents? Is it about a conservative politician demonizing liberals? Is it both? The fact that the troper who added this quote has been shoehorning quotes by libertarian and conservative pundits everywhere suggests that this is just an attempt to bash "liberals".



->''They have only three tactics: S. I. N. They shift the subject, they ignore the facts, and they name-call. Am I right? That's all they do.''
-->--'''Herman Cain''' on American liberals.
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->''They have only three tactics: S. I. N. They shift the subject, they ignore the facts, and they name-call. Am I right? That's all they do.''
-->--'''Herman Cain''' on American liberals.
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->"Especially since the death of Princess Diana, guerilla photographers who snap celebrity candids have come to be considered the gum on the bottom of society's shoe. The film ''Paparazzi'' exploits this built-in audience disgust to characterize them as somewhere between slugs and dung beetles on the morality scale, deserving whatever they get."

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->"Especially since the death of Princess Diana, guerilla photographers who snap celebrity candids have come to be considered the gum on the bottom of society's shoe. The film ''Paparazzi'' exploits this built-in audience disgust to characterize them as somewhere between slugs and dung beetles on the morality scale, [[AssholeVictim deserving whatever they get.get]]."
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Are you afraid you might be a coward? Join us in pretending to believe this lie [[CaptainObviousAesop and you can pretend to feel brave]].

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Are you afraid you might be [[DirtyCoward a coward? coward]]? Join us in pretending to believe this lie [[CaptainObviousAesop and you can pretend to feel brave]].
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-->-- [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Greg]] talking about his childhood.

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-->-- [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Greg]] Greg talking about his childhood.
childhood, ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''
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->"Especially since the death of Princess Diana, guerilla photographers who snap celebrity candids have come to be considered the gum on the bottom of society's shoe. The film ''Paparazzi'' exploits this built-in audience disgust to characterize them as somewhere between slugs and dung beetles on the morality scale, deserving whatever they get."
-->--'''Derek Armstrong''' of ''Allmovie'', in a review of ''Film/{{Paparazzi}}''
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-> "In real life, Bradley was a mean kid. But in mom's story, he was basically the devil.
-->-- [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Greg]] talking about his childhood.
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-->-- '''Vanessa Kimball''', Machinima/RedVsBlue

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-->-- '''Vanessa Kimball''', Machinima/RedVsBlue''Machinima/RedVsBlue''
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-->"When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you?"
--> Kimball, [[WebAnimation RedVsBlue]]

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-->"When ->"When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you?"
--> Kimball, [[WebAnimation RedVsBlue]]-->-- '''Vanessa Kimball''', Machinima/RedVsBlue
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-->"When you spend every day fighting a war, you learn to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, then what would that make you?"
--> Kimball, [[WebAnimation RedVsBlue]]
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-> They're shouting because they're frightened -- truly frightened of the truth about themselves, which is always far more frightening than any fear of what might be lurking outside ourselves in the dark.
-> The response to that fear is [...] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers.
-> With baby-killing Satan-worshippers that they ''know'' are purely imaginary. That requires more self-deception than any of us is capable of on our own. That degree of self-deception requires a group.
-> This is why the rumor doesn't really need to be plausible or believable. It isn't intended to deceive others. It's intended to ''invite'' others to participate with you in deception.
-> Are you afraid you might be a coward? Join us in pretending to believe this lie [[CaptainObviousAesop and you can pretend to feel brave]].
-> -- [[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2008/10/08/false-witnesses-2/ "False Witnesses 2"]] by Fred Clark.

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-> They're ->They're shouting because they're frightened -- truly frightened of the truth about themselves, which is always far more frightening than any fear of what might be lurking outside ourselves in the dark.
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dark.\\
The response to that fear is [...] […] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers.
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Satan-worshippers.\\
With baby-killing Satan-worshippers that they ''know'' are purely imaginary. That requires more self-deception than any of us is capable of on our own. That degree of self-deception requires a group.
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group.\\
This is why the rumor doesn't really need to be plausible or believable. It isn't intended to deceive others. It's intended to ''invite'' others to participate with you in deception.
->
deception.\\
Are you afraid you might be a coward? Join us in pretending to believe this lie [[CaptainObviousAesop and you can pretend to feel brave]].
-> -- -->-- [[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2008/10/08/false-witnesses-2/ "False Witnesses 2"]] by Fred Clark.



-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

-> I do not love my Empire’s foes,
-> Nor call ’em angels; still,
-> What is the sense of ’atin’ those
-> ’Oom you are paid to kill?
-> -- ''[[http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_piet.htm Piet]]'' by Creator/RudyardKipling

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-> -- -->-- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

-> I ->I do not love my Empire’s foes,
->
foes,\\
Nor call ’em angels; still,
->
still,\\
What is the sense of ’atin’ those
->
those\\
’Oom you are paid to kill?
-> -- -->-- ''[[http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_piet.htm Piet]]'' by Creator/RudyardKipling
Creator/RudyardKipling
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-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

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-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith [[Creator/CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].
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-> -- [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2008/10/08/false-witnesses-2/ "False Witnesses 2"]] by Fred Clark.

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-> -- [http://www.[[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2008/10/08/false-witnesses-2/ "False Witnesses 2"]] by Fred Clark.
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-> -- [[http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/10/false-witnesses-2.html "False Witnesses 2"]] @ The Slacktiverse

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-> -- [[http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/10/false-witnesses-2.html [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2008/10/08/false-witnesses-2/ "False Witnesses 2"]] @ The Slacktiverse
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-> The response to that fear is [...] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers. With baby-killing Satan-worshippers that they ''know'' are purely imaginary.
-> That requires more self-deception than any of us is capable of on our own. That degree of self-deception requires a group.

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-> The response to that fear is [...] trying to prove to themselves that they are different enough to MAKE A DIFFERENCE by contrasting themselves with baby-killing Satan-worshippers. Satan-worshippers.
->
With baby-killing Satan-worshippers that they ''know'' are purely imaginary.
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imaginary. That requires more self-deception than any of us is capable of on our own. That degree of self-deception requires a group.



-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

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-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].Atomsk]].

-> I do not love my Empire’s foes,
-> Nor call ’em angels; still,
-> What is the sense of ’atin’ those
-> ’Oom you are paid to kill?
-> -- ''[[http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_piet.htm Piet]]'' by Creator/RudyardKipling

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-> [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

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-> -- [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].
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-> -- [[http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/10/false-witnesses-2.html "False Witnesses 2"]] @ The Slacktiverse

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-> -- [[http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/10/false-witnesses-2.html "False Witnesses 2"]] @ The SlacktiverseSlacktiverse

->"You mustn't hate the [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Russians]]. If you do have to fight them, hating them is no use, medically or psychologically. It reduces your own efficiency."
-> [[SpyFiction Dugan]], [[CordwainerSmith Atomsk]].

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