How to Answer Conservatives who Live In Fear

I do not fear little men in caves making conspiracies against the United States. I know that our armed forces and anti-terrorism efforts will keep us safe. In the event of another terrorist attack on our soil, I've got your back and I trust that my fellow citizens have mine.

Everyone knows that Americans are the bravest, most freedom loving people on Earth and can never be defeated. I know that this country can overcome any obstacle, defeat any enemy and carry our unique values around the world by the power of example. The way America behaves should be the standard by which we judge the world.

Those who tell us to be afraid, who do not believe that we can defend ourselves without sacrificing our principals are sadly mistaken and cannot be considered in any way patriotic. If you do not love this country and its laws and traditions, if you do not believe that America should always strive to be a better place than any other nation, then please excuse yourself from the conversation. And kindly stop telling the bravest people in the history of mankind to be fearful of a bunch of religious nuts with no army or safe haven.

Rather than fearing what these people may do, our enemies should fear our might and indomitable will. Anybody whose message is that that Americans should live in fear from these highly destructive punks must have slept through the many examples of what it really means to be a courageous, patriotic American.