I don&#x27;t know why you are being downvoted,what you stated is fairly uncontroversial and easily supported.  Perhaps people are assuming some stance or approval of that from your words.<p>It is rational behavior to protect your investments and way of life in this manner.  I think it&#x27;s often short-term rationalization, and acting on bad information, but people are acting in a rational manner given their information and circumstances.  Given that, it&#x27;s probably good to address the base of that rationalization, rather than expect them to behave differently.  I.e. give them more information that makes their prior behavior no longer the clearly beneficial choice for them, if such information exists.  Play upon their sense of justice and ideals (such as ChuckMcM is). etc.