Yes, fear is quite paralyzing. I'm sure the partisan mind just rejects most of it since they can't compute the angles. A well rounded mind can observe perhaps 20% of the political landscape. But, poor partisans can see but 5% at the most. Just the party line, is all. They will never be able to comprehend the vast middle of political thought.
And when I ask you to think about the repercussions, and backlash, etc, it makes no sense to you.
But, I know, plenty of people, will follow all I say, quite well. You tuned it out. So what? That is your incomprehension.