Re: Bleeding
The only photo I've seen of a successful Palestinian suicide bomber consisted of a disembodied head sitting upright on the sidewalk. It was not easy to make out his expression, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't euphoric.
The origin of conservatism is thought by some faux scholars to be a stroke or some other blood supply problem near the center of their cognizance, such as hemorroids. ; )
Hah! I had my hemorroids removed, and I'm still as conservative as ever, although I can see where you might theorize that liberalism and a fully-functional asshole might be somehow connected... ;)