Sarah Palin, The Left & “Palin Stockholm Syndrome”

iOwnThe World ^ | 12-5-2010 | Ginger

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Sarah Palin, The Left & “Palin Stockholm Syndrome”

by Ginger

December 5, 2010

Much has been made of the Left’s obsession with all things Sarah Palin. Every little move she makes is a continual source of fodder for the left wing Palin pyres. In fact, there’s even a name for all this Palin bashing: Palin Derangement Syndrome.

What makes our fellow Americans on the left quake with righteous indignation and hateful spew whenever the lady from Wasilla speaks? They claim to find her stupid, dull and unimportant, yet she dominates their press, their television and their blogs. The left believes the former Alaskan Governor to be a joke and clearly they have no respect for her. They hate her with the intensity of a drunken Red Sox fan at a Yankee’s playoff game. But sometimes hatred isn’t really hatred at all, but actually fear. This makes more sense. Is it possible that the left fears the power of Sarah Palin?

Curious about this, I did some research and found something interesting. What if the palpable hatred by the left was really a manifestation of fear and what if there was a psychologically based reason for their fear? A syndrome of sorts. Could it be the Democrats fear their party members becoming victims of “Palin Stockholm Syndrome” and witnessing an exodus of their voters to, heaven forbid, a Republican?

The more I read, the more convinced I became that Democrats indeed fear the looming specter of “Palin Stockholm Syndrome”. Stockholm Syndrome, is a paradoxical psychological relationship that develops between a captor and his captives. Who once was your enemy now becomes your friend, your savior. The similarities between the left’s relationship with Sarah Palin and Stockholm Syndrome are remarkable. While there are.....

[onyx]

Sarah not only had a child she knew wasn't normal, she allowed her daughter to choose life too. Make no mistake, these choices resulted in significant emotional events for those on the left. Fear doesn't begin to describe what they felt. Sarah made them feel dirty-and for that, she's reviled by them.

Yes! She stirred guilt in those who still have a conscience, so there's hope for those people coming around, while there's no hope for the ones who "hate" her for making them feel dirty.

[onyx]

LOL. She’s smarter than almost everyone credits her.
I can’t wait....lol.

[b9]

AWESOME POST!

I agree. Abortion is at the core of PDS.

I've been thinking about those (even on FR) who are critical or dismissive of her TLC show.
I've come to the conclusion that they truly don't "get" her core appreciation for Life and its God-given provisions.

The little prayer she quoted by Ted Nugent before harvesting the caribou, grateful for its life and purpose, is a prime example.

Sarah loves Life. She is unselfish and God-reliant, which makes her self-reliant and fiercely independent.
America is the only country exceptional enough to allow true freedom.

We cannot allow the left to abort our freedom.

No wonder she starts each rally with. "America, DO YOU LOVE YOUR FREEDOM?"

[who knows what evil?]

No, the reason the left fears Sarah Palin is that she is living proof that abortion is wrong. It's the one issue among many lesser important ones, that if they even begin to question themselves on the issue, would cause the leftist house of cards to come tumbling down. Not only would their political viability be destroyed, abortion is for leftist ideology, the tie that binds. Forget their anti-capitalist bent, it's definitely who they are, but they know they cannot control our activities if they can't destroy our instincts for self preservation first. Sarah not only had a child she knew wasn't normal, she allowed her daughter to choose life too. Make no mistake, these choices resulted in significant emotional events for those on the left. Fear doesn't begin to describe what they felt. Sarah made them feel dirty-and for that, she's reviled by them.

Couldn't agree more...I've been arguing the same point for some time, but nowhere near as effectively as you have just done.

To a lesser degree; the progressives hate Sarah for her Christianity and her patriotism; especially here in New England. (This is why I am very concerned about the NH primary if she runs...) Several weeks ago, a veteran was attacked by NH teachers when he dared warn children about the threat of communism during a Veteran Day assembly (thread around here somewhere on the subject), and now there is a school in NH taking heat because they use a textbook on finance that refers to Jesus Christ as "a wine-guzzling vagrant and a precocious socialist". A Christian couple removed their son from the school, and now they are under attack from the progressives in the local paper.

Sarah's message may not translate well in New Hampshire...not at all.

[who knows what evil?]

Yes! She stirred guilt in those who still have a conscience, so there's hope for those people coming around...

I don't know...now they're attacking Jesus Christ in NH schools (Hannity even mentioned it), and I'm sure Sarah's passion for her Savior isn't going to fly well around here with some people...

[onyx]

Please click the photo of Sarah which will take you to another site, where you will see that “your posting” is posted!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Heh!

Thanks!

: )

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Satan hates God and the things of God.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Sarah not only had a child she knew wasn't normal, she allowed her daughter to choose life too. Make no mistake, these choices resulted in significant emotional events for those on the left. Fear doesn't begin to describe what they felt. Sarah made them feel dirty-and for that, she's reviled by them.

Very thoughtful points...

[onyx]

Those damn government schools. Worse in blue states, better in some red states.

[who knows what evil?]

There’s a thread about that school situation in New Hampshire running around here right now...Glenn Beck has picked up it at his ‘Blaze’ site, as well... portraying Jesus Christ as a “wine guzzling vagrant...”

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[thedudesatx]

Palin could upset Huckabee in Iowa, skip New Hampshire, and take South Carolina?

[onyx]

BTTT!