The enemy

[HHP]

Does acting out of justifiable caution equate to fear?

[Herb Hunter]

Originally Posted by HHP

Does acting out of justifiable caution equate to fear?

Acting out of justifiable caution equals prudence. The problem is that the fearful invariably claim their overreaction is merely a prudent one.

[Sage97]

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

But fear can lead to over-reactions, too. It depends on the context.

It may have been fear of the Reaper himself that ultimately lead to...waaay too much cowbell.

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Herb Hunter

Acting out of justifiable caution equals prudence. The problem is that the fearful invariably claim their overreaction is merely a prudent one.

I'm not sure the people who swing the term "fear" around like a dead cat make that distinction.

[flaggerphil]

The only thing we have to fear is dead cats being swung around???

[Herb Hunter]

Originally Posted by HHP

I'm not sure the people who swing the term "fear" around like a dead cat make that distinction.

There may be some cat corpse swingers here and there but when it comes to Daesh (ISIS), we have more than our share of scaredy-cats.

[chitz]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by HHP

I'm not sure the people who swing the term "fear" around like a dead cat make that distinction.

"It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"

https://youtu.be/MgUVxhQDeVI

[Side Man]

"Spell Check is my worst enema". Sorry - couldn't resist...

[jethrocephus]

How 'bout some whirled peas for this thread....

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by buddyhu

"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear"

Mahatma Gandhi

Scares me to death and I'm fearless.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by HHP

I'm not sure the people who swing the term "fear" around like a dead cat make that distinction.

Wouldn't that depend on " The Cat and the Swinger" ?

Hey!!! song, Marvel comic, movie, tv series, and Hasbro action set, to follow,

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Wouldn't that depend on " The Cat and the Swinger" ?

Hey!!! song, Marvel comic, movie, tv series, and Hasbro action set, to follow,

Love to see someone properly inspired by a quote!

“A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.”

--Joseph Roux

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by Wengr

When someone thinks differently than you do, or in some way that you disapprove of, it is all too common to label them as motivated by fear.
It seems to have the twofold effect of claiming fear, which is often considered a sign of weakness or ignorance, while sometimes also implying that you understand the situation at hand better than they do.

It tends to make one feel superior to those who dare to feel differently.
Why so many need to feel superior is what I find most interesting.

I'll second this...