Agreed. I call it Billy Budd Syndrome. Evil is infuriated by goodness.
And there is real, true hate for her. All the women I know either love her or simply despise her. When I ask the haters why their negative feelings are so strong, they cite her stupidity, her resignation, and her neglect of her family for her career. It’s very clear that the McCain campaign allowed the media to control much of what America learned about Palin in the first weeks after she accepted the VP nomination— and those voters have done no objective investigation of their own.
Now add it all the women who’ve made bad choices. Palin’s happiness and success are a slap in the face to them. They are very bitter about how their own lives turned out. To support Palin is to say they were wrong or foolish or selfish. That’s tough to admit to yourself and most won’t do it.
Palin has to find a way to reach out to those who did not have her good instincts and get their support. I think she can do it by showing her human side and continuing to speak to them about how she plans to make their lives better.
You’re analysis is very, very good.
Sarah has her work cut out for her. In order to do what you say is necessary to get their support, and I totally agree with you, she is going to actually need to overcome the influence evil has over those people.
Evil is alive and well in the world today and too many are not aware of that fact or are in denial of it.
It’s extremely frustrating.