Tactics of the Changeophobe

In general, one should try not to fear change. Make sure you that you have specific reasons for your fear, if you do. Failing that, the following is a description of the behaviour you might lapse into.

The First Weapon of the Changeopbobe

Ridicule is the first recourse of those afraid of change. Ridicule of a person (a change agent) or an idea (an act of change) serves two simultaneous functions when employed:

1. It tries to shame the makers of change in an attempt to use social pressure to push others back into the comfort zone of conformity by threatening their reputation should they persist.
   
2. It tests for support while in use: "Who is with me on this?" is the implicit question in ridicule. This kind of polarising behaviour is characteristic of the "Us vs Them" pathology. This allows the changeophobe (and the change agent) to gauge the severity of the given threat.
   

The Last Weapon of the Changeophobe

Ridicule is also the changeophobe's LAST weapon, because when their attempts at pressuring others fail and they are forced to abandon their conflict, it  allows them to bow out without repercussions:

"It was just a joke,"

they will claim, as they scuttle back beneath their rock to hide from their scary new world.

Change something and you might see changeophobe tactics first-hand.