People are instinctively designed to be territorial and tribal.
Right - so why do you cede to populist emotionality in some circumstances and not others ?
When it's emotional defense of the Canadian way of life ... it could be healthcare, big business or immigration...
Trying to talk sense into people is always an option, or leading them from a knee-jerk reaction can happen too.
I think that I don't trust people's gut-level reactions ever.