I can understand why wingnuts reared in authoritarian (and violent) household see authority and a capability/propensity for violence as almost the same thing.  I can also understand their contempt for a political system which is complex, compromised based and seeks consensus rather than subjugation.  For them force is the solution: so now what's the problem?  

And the problem is usually the libruls who are too wussy to apply force at every opportunity to get their way. Obama's predilection for bipartisanship, consensus and compromise will elicit nothing but contempt from them.  It shows them he's weak and not a man of power.  It's almost a sexual thing - dominance and submission - which can also be found in fanatical religious organisations.

This carrying a gun is a psychological statement and requirement to demonstrates their power and dominance over others.  It demonstrates a contempt for the arts of persuasion and negotiation - something they are usually terrible at.  To me it all smacks of extreme emotional immaturity that I associate with repressive societies and sexual norms, male dominance, and reverence for AUTHORITY.

Maybe I should read The mass psychology of fascism...

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