Posted on 12/06/2010 11:55:54 AM PST by smoothsailing
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.....
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Ping! This is pretty nifty, be sure and click on the pic of Sarah.
Great photo of Sarah.
Oh yes.... be certain to click the pic. Jon Voight’s posting just to cite one!
There aren’t too many bad photos of Sarah. (Unless they’re photoshopped.)
Thanks for the ping and for the tip on clicking the photo—I’m saving that one.
Loved her show last night, about hunting.
Oh yes, I did too. Wonderful episode. This article is a gem and the links behind the photo...wow...I am still reading!
This is a gem! The articles behind the beautiful photo are pure gold!
Thanks very much for the posting, smoothsailing!
I hope the majority of Sarah’s Ping List answers the call or at least reads the article but they need to come to thread to know to click the pic!
I knew you’d like this, I’ve never seen such a large and positive collection of Sarah Palin info all in one place before!
A real treasure! :o)
Good point. :)
I was really touched by Sarah's relationship with her father.
The Left does fear Sarah. It's obvious...
I did and bookmarked to my Sarah Palin for President folder. :-)
Number one-she's gorgeous. This trait is particularly unsettling to females on both sides of the political divide. Does anyone want to bring up Margaret Thatcher here...or say, Golda Meir? Indira Ghandi? Civilization hasn't seen anyone like Sarah Palin since....Cleopatra.
Number two-she's smart and oh, she's gorgeous too. This combination makes her a bit unsettling for some men, don't you think?
There's no question in my mind that Ginger is right about the fact that the left fears Sarah Palin, but I don't think that it's their feeling of being somehow held hostage by her.
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.
Sweet you! I did too! Just on the basis on John Voight.
Yes, Jon Voight’s posting is wonderful.
One of the ‘comments’ said something to the effect that the libs think their ‘enemy’ is a cheerleader, so they won’t see it coming when they finally get blind-sided.
Women on the right don’t like her because she’s gorgeous?
Men on the right don’t like her because she’s smart?
The right can do without people like that, it’s probably why we get politicians like Lisa Murkowski and Lindsey Graham.
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