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Do you loathe liberals? Does mention of gun control or environmentalism or reproductive choice or immigrants or equal rights for gays make you see red? Do you seriously believe the UN is the leading edge of a conspiracy to set up a world government and take away America's sovereignty?

If you answered "yes" to one or more of the above, you may suffer from a type of anxiety disorder known as a phobia.

Phobias are learned. Your fear and loathing of liberals was taught to you by radical Republicans, who intentionally or unintentionally used behavior modification, starting when you were still a child, to condition you to associate liberals with something threatening and to believe that Social Security will no longer exist when you retire.

It's an ancient method—going back at least to Aristotle's essay on rhetoric more than 2300 years ago—made more effective by modern marketing techniques and frequent repetition.

You need to take the cure. It's not easy, but you can unlearn your phobia. You need to study hard and contemplate deeply till you see the truth.

For, as you know, truth will make you free.