tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post8483317018535635268..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: Risk, Politics, and Group AlignmentJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-30544397792902263622016-09-28T09:53:08.364-04:002016-09-28T09:53:08.364-04:00Trump may be trying to arouse anger and loathing, ...Trump may be trying to arouse anger and loathing, but his popularity reflects the prior existence of anger and loathing. Trump has tapped into deeply held feelings across the land. Seeing fellow Americans being mowed down in a night club has a tendency to focus the mind.brandsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684844742391749078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-61498797894949159392016-09-28T07:40:04.667-04:002016-09-28T07:40:04.667-04:00You’re right, brandsinger. Fear is an emotional re...You’re right, brandsinger. Fear is an emotional reaction, getting tough is a behavior. You are also correct about the other emotions that politicians like Trump are trying to arouse – anger and loathing. Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-24964950268594128242016-09-27T17:34:04.940-04:002016-09-27T17:34:04.940-04:00Well, you're framing the reaction to terrorism...Well, you're framing the reaction to terrorism as "fear" -- sez who? -- when that is only part of the reaction.<br /><br />For example, You write: <br />For some people, mostly on the right, the message was, “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” Donald Trump said, “ “We better get very tough, folks. We better get very, very tough.”<br />Now look, Jay: "be afraid" is what you say people said. But "Get very tough" is what Trump actually said. Not the same thing at all. One is fear. The other is defiance and rallying to action.<br /><br />One element of a sane, civilized reaction to terrorism might be fear -- but there is also anger, loathing and frustration with patronizingly soothing language. I don't think most Americans are quaking in their boots. Right wingers aren't in fear just because they want the unvarnished truth. They're pissed off and want straight talk and credible strategic counter-terror.brandsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684844742391749078noreply@blogger.com