Allison Kilkenny: Discussion Of Dead Census Worker Highlights Right-Wing Paranoia: "...Setting aside the fact that this would be the mother of all bizarre suicides, Johnson seems oddly confident that this was not a political killing considering the word 'Fed' -- short for 'Federal' -- is a loaded label that usually indicates anti-government sentiment. 'Federal' means 'Big Government,' and the word has taken on a derogatory meaning in right-wing circles where fear and paranoia reign supreme. I agree with Johnson that this seems like an apparent homicide, but it's not 'nothing else.' By utilizing the branding 'Fed,' the killers were clearly trying to make a political statement, namely 'Obama: Stay Out.'
The word definitely packs an ideological punch, but not only is it anti-government, it's anti-Obama. Let's remember that most of the fringe now screaming about the dangers of Big Brother never made a peep during eight years of Bush's ballooning executive branch. Suddenly, big government is a big problem, and the 'Feds' are to blame..."
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