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Remember, you want to ride a bike, but don't care how other people live their lives.

Right. The thing to understand is that most American conservatives are motivated entirely by fear, resentment, solipsism, and paranoia. So if you're riding a bike, the paranoia kicks in: "Surely the only reason that person could be riding a bicycle is as a rebuke to me!" Resentment: "Why does that guy on a bike get to ride faster than me??? I'm in a car!!!" Resentment: "That hippie chick on the bike is going to vote to take my car away!!"

Bottom line: if they come to get the sense that Jane Fonda's for it, they're going to become implacable in their opposition to it. This is known as the "F.U. Fonda Effect", and it's the primary motivating factor of modern "conservatism".

by oboe on Dec 13, 2010 11:27 am • link • report

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