plus fear. Without fear the Republicans could not win or govern. If you look at many of the republican base of voters they need fear and hate of some group to motivate them. Gays, Guns, & god usually would do the trick plus a heavy doses of fear.
My daughter has a little friend that lives in "Carrboro" (known for being a liberal town). As I was driving to drop her off, I told her if there was a Subaru parked in the driveway, I'm turning around!
I'll be damned if i wasn't right! They had 2 subarus parked in the driveway with hippy peace save the planet stickers on them. *sigh*