Whoever thought of blaming caution on “fear” had a very clever idea. The amount of sexist and ageist ridicule has reached tsunami proportions.
It is not fear but educated caution and a big dose of compassion for the sick and permanently disabled—much harder to understand and ridicule by the Limbaughs and those who follow them out of fantasy and selfish pleasure-seeking and ignorance and wanting to be part of the right “conservative” crowd. And it’s tears for our country as a whole, attacked by a clever and powerful enemy.
How about this as a slogan for our side: It’s Tears, Not Fears.
I am not at all offended by the “fear” label.
There are always a few “brave” people who love fighting (in wars or at the local bar), skydiving, traveling into space, etc.
We need them as the pioneers who take the arrows.
However, most of us are not wired that way—and the “brave” folks are making a huge error if they think they are a majority of the population—and another huge error if they think that shame and ridicule will cajole the rest of us into supporting their view of the world.