When confronted with news that is scary and unbelievable, I generally choose to disbelieve, rather than to be scared, as people who lie in order to manipulate by evoking fear are commonplace, while genuinely scary situations that are hard to believe are very rare indeed.
The hallmark of right-wing supporters is their inclination to choose fear over skepticism. It's a major cognitive error, and the cause of much right-wing policy.
Oh you guys have fear, too. It's just on stuff that isn't as threatening. For example, you guys are scared to death of COVID.
I am not 'guys'; there's only one of me.
I am not scared to death of COVID; I understand the risk it poses, having studied some virology and the history of respiratory diseases since the Industrial Revolution.
Republicans are not. Even the people who tell you guys, "Yeah we don't care if we get it. Let's take a risk and not get the vaccine. We're only infecting people who are OK with taking the risk," you still yell at them.
That's got zero to do with fear, and everything to do with the fact that they are infecting people who are NOT OK with taking the risk. That they are too fucking stupid to recognise the threat they pose to others doesn't make them any less reprehensible; I am not scared of them, I am fucking livid at their unthinkingly risking the lives of others.
You guys are scared to death of white supremacists.
There's only one of me, and I am not scared of white supremacists, I just despise them.
Is it reasonable to be fearful of COVID? Yes
Indeed.
but not to the extreme that liberals take it.
I despise the Liberals too, but they don't appear particularly fearful of COVID.
They become unhinged lunatics about it the way they listen to Saint Fauci
I don't particularly listen to Fauci; His bailiwick is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Why would I care about him, rather than our local experts?
Is it reasonable to be fearful of white supremacists? Sure, but not to the extreme that liberals take it.
Nah, they're all mouth. Like most bullies, they aren't to be feared, just opposed.
They also become unhinged lunatics about it. It's reasonable to become fearful of black supremacists, too. But liberals don't care about that type of racism. I don't mess around. I hate all types of racism. but since I'm not a coward, I can say that.
You can say anything. You don't need to stop being a coward in order to say stuff, even stupid stuff.
The bigger threat is the communist being appointed by Biden and his minions.
There's no such threat. You're being lied to, and you're allowing your fear to override your skepticism - just as the liars hoped you would.