I think there's multiple motivations that are running in the background, which is why the whole thing is so confusing. The fear element is certainly real and I think it is more important than some of the other ideological factors. And we don't want to feel like fearful people. So then we have to make up something else to justify why we're behaving in a cowardly way. But to fully answer your question, I think it's also the case that I think I misunderstood what the principles of the progressive left might be.

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