And yet you think its based in fear. Why?
I personally don't like slapping a bunch of stickers on my car to prove I support something, or to advertise a personal brand preference. I prefer less visual clutter. I own a S&W, but I don't have a sticker for it on my car. Am I afraid?
Another case that supports my lack of desire to advertise my personal life. A buddy at work is a big Detroit Red Wings fan. His $6,000 Snap On toolbox is decorated with various Red Wings stickers. Someone, apparently not a hockey fan, deliberately and childishly defaced his personal property, specifically targeting the Red Wings stickers. I too have a lot of money invested in my toolbox, and I have little desire to have it vandalized by some moron who doesn't like what I like.
Again, it's not about fear. It's about not advertising my personal preferences to a bunch of random strangers who are largely unpredictable and irrational.
I can stand for something without showing it off.
Guess what, I didn't change my Facebook picture to a French flag, or a rainbow flag like so many others did as a useless show of support for whatever the cause of the week was.
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What?