We are all afraid of something and it's our nature to embrace these fears. Ironically, most of us do this by avoiding them or building elaborate defenses. It's like putting up fences to keep out the brown people or acquiring vast wealth to avoid death; we all know it doesn't really solve the problem so yelling that from the sidelines is not helpful. We're not stupid. We know that plastic surgery looks worse than the wrinkles, but you can tell we can afford the procedure. It's a class thing which is something Democrats have to repress. (proven by how touchy they are when you call them elitist).
So when you tell us we're driven by fear and greed, it's like telling a monkey he's driven by a compulsive banana addiction. So what you're saying is I'm human. Interesting concept. What are you driven by? I have a fear of sleeping on the floor so I got a bed. My irrational fears keep me from thinking about the rational ones. If you're worried about the rats eating your toes, you don't think so much about the fact that you're homeless. We turned irrational fear into a whole industry with the cold war and then Reagan had to be a hero and win it. I think that was during his senile years.
A shiny city on a hill is a formidable redoubt.
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