Hoplophobia (n.): The irrational fear of weapons, correctly described by
Freud as "a sign of emotional and sexual immaturity". Hoplophobia, like
homophobia, is a displacement symptom; hoplophobes fear their own
"forbidden" feelings and urges to commit violence. This would be
harmless, except that they project these feelings onto others. The
sequelae of this neurosis include irrational and dangerous behaviors
such as passing "gun-control" laws and trashing the Constitution.
-- Eric S. Raymond
Freud as "a sign of emotional and sexual immaturity". Hoplophobia, like
homophobia, is a displacement symptom; hoplophobes fear their own
"forbidden" feelings and urges to commit violence. This would be
harmless, except that they project these feelings onto others. The
sequelae of this neurosis include irrational and dangerous behaviors
such as passing "gun-control" laws and trashing the Constitution.
-- Eric S. Raymond
Related:
- A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.
Sigmond Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis... - Zenophobia:
the irrational fear of convergent sequences... - A phobia is by definition an irrational fear.
Claustrophobia is an irrational fear of enclosed spaces.
Ailurophobia is an irrational fear of cats. (And,... - I fear you must blame your own perverse
urges. --... - I have strong feelings about gun control.
If there's a gun around,
I want to be controlling it. -- Clint Eastwood in... - Rushaphobia (n.) -
an irrational distaste for informed opinions... - You know the greatest danger facing us is ourselves,
and irrational fear of the unknown. There is no such... - Love is like pi -- natural, irrational, and VERY important.
Lisa... - Love is like Pi: natural, irrational, and very important.
Lisa...
