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Here’s the lesson: most people are frightened, gutless, stupid sheep, governed by their emotions and feelings. All it takes is a little fear (no matter how absurd or nonsensical the threat), to turn most of them into unhinged, paranoid, unthinking and unquestioning idiots.

The past 16 months are proof of this.

[Alberta's Child]

Here's the corollary to that lesson:

Lesson #2: Many so-called "conservatives" (including many right here on Free Republic) were as frightened, gutless and stupid as their Democrat Karen counterparts when it came to subjugating themselves to their government and turning into unhinged, paranoid, unthinking and unquestioning idiots.