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To: Neeka who wrote (52340)	7/1/2004 6:45:19 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793575

The best conclusion I can come up with is that we all......as individuals......reach a point where we feel safe or we don't feel safe. I agree. Which is why I responded to your post. You said: They are for more fearful (scared) of terrorism/terrorists than dems/liberals seem to be and rightfully believe that this is a life threatening situation, and I don't know why dems/libs don't seem to feel the same way? (at least not that I can tell from what I've read so far) I am coming to the conclusion that it's the Bush hatred that drives them. I questioned your assertion of "rightfully." And I questioned your assumed motivation for their lack of fear. Wither fear? As a reaction, it's individual, as you say, although it's affected by mass hysteria or ambient sangfroid. Objectively, it's arguable whether fear is warranted since there are gaps in our intel. People fill in those gaps differently. If one does respond with fear, though, that fear is not likely to be counteracted by Bush hatred. That's another thread of the psyche entirely.