Moral panic is a sociological term, coined by Stanley Cohen, meaning a reaction by a group of people based on the false or exaggerated perception that some cultural behavior or group, frequently a minority group or a subculture, is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic
While not an exclusively Right Wing thing, there are some moral panics that are linked to the Right Wing.
Examples:
* Voter Fraud Moral Panic
Pushers:
* The Gateway Pundit
Categories: Right Wing and the Bizarre
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